Originally Posted by
Broncofan
I completely agree. Seniority at the indoc should not be age based but random. Its age discrimination. Just because you are younger you are now forced into a seat that you might not want, making less money because it's going to take longer to be a line holder, worse schedules and most likely committing. United I'm sure at some point will have a law suit.
Federal age discrimination laws ONLY protect people over 40 from being fired strictly based on their age. There is no such thing as “age discrimination” per se. Using age to determine seniority is completely within the law. Anyone can sue, but there’s no legal standing for it.