Attorney Carney Shegerian Comments on Texas Roadhouse Age Discrimination Case
Attorney Carney Shegerian, founder of the Los Angeles-based employment discrimination firm Shegerian & Associates, released comments on an EEOC lawsuit filed against restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse based on allegations of age discrimination. The suit involves a class of former employees over the age of 40.
Attorney Carney Shegerian, founder of the Los Angeles-based employment discrimination firm Shegerian & Associates, released comments on an EEOC lawsuit filed against restaurant chain Texas Roadhouse based on allegations of age discrimination. The suit involves a class of former employees over the age of 40.
"As more and more millennials gain traction in the workplace, we are seeing age discrimination cases increase and come under scrutiny from the EEOC," said Shegerian. "This case exhibits a familiar pattern in which businesses and companies base hiring practices on a desire for a youthful physical appearance to the detriment of older workers who are equally, or even more, qualified."
"These preferences become an issue when employers use them to unfairly exclude workers whose only difference is that they are aged 40 or older," Shegerian went on to say.
"Fundamentally, a case like this is the EEOC's way of ensuring that employers are put on notice of the inherent risks involved in letting discriminatory age preferences govern their hiring policies, Shegerian commented further. "By pursuing these kinds of cases, the EEOC is obviously hoping to influence the behavior of employers around the country in an effort to protect the rights of workers aged 40 and older who are just as qualified as the younger workforce."
Mr. Shegerian is founder of Shegerian & Associates and winner of the 2013 Trial Attorney of the Year Award from the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles. His firm has attained a consistent track record of successful jury trials and has won over 72 jury trials, including over 30 seven and eight figure verdicts. The firm has an over 95% success rate and remains an exemplary leader in resolving employment discrimination and personal injury cases.
"As more and more millennials gain traction in the workplace, we are seeing age discrimination cases increase and come under scrutiny from the EEOC," said Shegerian. "This case exhibits a familiar pattern in which businesses and companies base hiring practices on a desire for a youthful physical appearance to the detriment of older workers who are equally, or even more, qualified."
"These preferences become an issue when employers use them to unfairly exclude workers whose only difference is that they are aged 40 or older," Shegerian went on to say.
"Fundamentally, a case like this is the EEOC's way of ensuring that employers are put on notice of the inherent risks involved in letting discriminatory age preferences govern their hiring policies, Shegerian commented further. "By pursuing these kinds of cases, the EEOC is obviously hoping to influence the behavior of employers around the country in an effort to protect the rights of workers aged 40 and older who are just as qualified as the younger workforce."
Mr. Shegerian is founder of Shegerian & Associates and winner of the 2013 Trial Attorney of the Year Award from the Consumer Attorney Association of Los Angeles. His firm has attained a consistent track record of successful jury trials and has won over 72 jury trials, including over 30 seven and eight figure verdicts. The firm has an over 95% success rate and remains an exemplary leader in resolving employment discrimination and personal injury cases.
