NC Company Settles Age Discrimination Case Over Rest Area Jobs

A North Carolina company that maintains state-owned rest areas has settled a discrimination case with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Liberty Support Services will pay almost $40,000 under terms of the settlement.

Four people brought an age discrimination suit against the company. They had been attendants at a rest area in Cherokee County. All of them were over 40. 

The company closed the building for renovations in 2016. The attendants expected to return to their jobs when it opened up again. Instead, they were replaced by younger workers, according to the EEOC.

The attendants sued, saying their rights under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act had been violated. 

The settlement also requires the company to adopt an anti-discrimination policy and provide training for its owners and employees.