11.3 Age Discrimination-Retaliation is a form of workplace discrimination that is prohibited by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (AREA). It occurs when an employer retaliates against an employee who has filed a charge of age discrimination or participated in an age discrimination investigation or lawsuit. Types of age discrimination-retaliation include firing, demoting, or reassigning an employee to a less desirable job, or otherwise discriminating against the employee in an adverse way. Additionally, employers may be liable for retaliatory behavior if they retaliate against any employee who has opposed an unlawful practice, or made a complaint about age discrimination.