RS&H Facing Class Action Over Age Discrimination

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A proposed class action out of Florida claims defendant RS&H, Inc. violated civil rights laws by allegedly terminating the plaintiff and five other employees—all 50 years or older—due to their age. According to the lawsuit, the defendant claimed the terminations were part of a reduction in workforce. The 53-year-old plaintiff, who the complaint notes worked for the company for almost 24 years with a favorable evaluation record, says the defendants violated the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) by failing to provide written notice to the workers before firing them. From the complaint:

“Over the years, RSH rarely allowed non-officers to continue to work until they retired. Instead, RSH engaged in a pattern and practice of hiring young employees and then terminating older employees once the younger hires were trained.”

The plaintiff claims one of the fired workers’ supervisors said just before the terminations that he was told “RS&H is looking to reduce staff, specifically the older personnel.”