The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), a federal law, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act both prohibit discrimination against individuals over the age of forty. The ADEA was enacted to prohibit discrimination based on stereotypes that older workers are slower and simply cannot compete in the workplace with younger workers. It is not unusual, for example, for some employers to target older workers in a reduction in force or to seek to replace older workers who are perceived as unable to change or to adapt to new business practices and technologies. At Kunkel & Fink, LLP, our lawyers have handled numerous age discrimination cases involving executives, sales representatives, insurance agents, and health care workers. If you believe that you have been discriminated against because of your age, call the Pittsburgh employment discrimination firm of at Kunkel & Fink, LLP at 1-800-467-5272 to learn more about your rights or complete the contact form on our website.