Interesting note guys...the RIF done at Mobil/Eket Bristow...could make some guys rich....it was done and is being done at the behest of the customer (says Bristow) and Mobil being a USA based company....and BHL(nigeria) being owned by OLOG a USA based company.....American citizens have coverage under the US Federal law pertaining to age discrimination. Aramco had an employee sue and the courts caused a re-write of the law about Age Discrimination.
Some point in time....an uhappy pilot might be able to wreak havoc on that kind of mentality if they get the right lawyers interested such as the ACLU.
A quote from the court case that led to the change to US Law covering US corporations and US Citizens overseas while working for US corporations.
"Congress's willingness to extend the ADEA's prohibition on age
discrimination beyond our borders underscores its willingness to
strike at discrimination against American citizens by American
employers abroad. In 1984, after several courts of appeals had held that the ADEA did not apply abroad, /9/ Congress amended that statute's definition of employee to include "any individual who is a citizen of the United States employed by an employer in a workplace in a foreign country".
A google search or similar for 29 USC 623 shouldl bring up the law that applies. (USC stands for United States Code....US Federal law)
I am not a lawyer and I am sure there are lots of hurdles one must get across to prevail in a legal action...but it is a thought.
