Hi Cecil,

the point in filing the suit is almost never to get your rights rectified. It's the help protect the next person.

You have 180 days from the time of the alleged incident to file with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html

Just an FYI. In your case, I believe the employer has to demonstrate that there were demonstrable, non-age-related reasons for hiring the younger programmer. Even if he can do that on paper, the process would make him think twice before he did that again. On the other hand, if he was being entirely fair in his evaluation, the only thing he would have had to do is fill out a piece of paper, and believe me, when you run a business, one more piece of paper is like throwing a glass of water into the lake: you won't see it rise in level. <s>

Hank

>This was in the state of Arizona. I don't know what their laws are in regard to age discrimination. Also, I am not a suit happy person. And, the man interviewing is older than I am.
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>Cecil
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>>>It helps me to have your perspective, because of your age. A man in an interview in Arizona asked me my age. He hired a younger FoxPro developer, much younger and I believe from eastern Europe.
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>>Why on earth didn't you respond by telling him that age discrimination is illegal? I would have filed a complaint.