EEOC Sues Outdoor Equipment Company Over Colorado Worker Ageism

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor Company alleging it violated federal age discrimination law when it fired a Colorado manager who complained about the appointment of younger, less experienced colleagues to senior positions. echelon.

The EEOC alleged in a U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado complaint filed Wednesday that Amer Sports fired Decker in retaliation after he raised with human resources and senior management that younger employees were given the positions during a company restructuring in 2019, without allowing then-50 year-old Decker and other older workers to sign up.

Decker claims he was…