Age. Age discrimination involves treating someone (an applicant or employee) less favorably because of age. Disability. Genetic Information. Unlawful Workplace Harassment (Harassment) ... National Origin. Pregnancy. Race/Color. Religion.
The Chicago Human Rights Ordinance prohibits discrimination in employment based on age, along with 14 other protected classifications. What does this mean? “Age” is defined in the Human Rights Ordinance as the chronological age of not less than 40 years.
Proving age discrimination in hiring can be challenging but is possible through direct evidence, such as age-related comments during interviews, disparate treatment evidence showing a pattern of hiring younger employees despite older candidates being more qualified, and disparate impact evidence where policies ...
An employer's use of the term “overqualified” may be a sign of age discrimination. It is unlawful for an employer not to hire an experienced older person based solely on the assumption that they might become bored or dissatisfied and leave the job.
Age harassment involves unwelcome and offensive conduct in the workplace that is based on a person's age (age 40 or older). The harasser can be a supervisor, a co-worker, or someone who does not work for the employer, such as a client or customer.
To establish an age discrimination claim, the employee must show that: they were older than 40; their suffered an adverse employment action; they were qualified for the job and met the defendant's legitimate expectations; and.