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Hello, you gave alot of information but did not formulate a question. Thanks for the clarification. The information that you shared was suspect of age discrimination, that is the reason I requested the age of the other coworkers. However unless you have that information it would be difficult to determine.

The Teamsters have the merger of several local and regional of teamsters.There are many teamster affiliates and there is not one pension plan. It appears your spouse was in two different locals thereby not being able to bridge the service dates.

Employers often question how they can determine whether an employee's medical condition really qualifies as a health condition. The employer has the right to not accept the doctor's note, the employer can request medical certification , second opinions, or other methods that would determine that the employee's condition is validated. The courts have determined that the employer may be allowed to question the employee's medical leave. The doctor's note may not qualify such leave. The Indiana follow these guidelines.

Your spouse need to file a grievance on the 5 day suspension. The employer has a wide range under the employment laws, however employees may challenge any decisions that have been applied wrongly.

But as I stated earlier he appears to have another problem of age discrimination if this is the case he may consider filing an EEOC/Human Rights Commission complaint.

Expert:	Faye Lee
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Answered:	1/11/2009

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