Look into California labor laws. Even though old link, I found this: http://www.labor.ca.gov/pdf/lwdalaborlaw99-03.pdf http://www.labor.ca.gov/pdf/lwdalaborlaw9

Look into California labor laws. Even though old link, I found this: http://www.labor.ca.gov/pdf/lwdalaborlaw99-03.pdf http://www.labor.ca.gov/pdf/lwdalaborlaw99-03.pdf It states "It provides that salary may be not be used as an excuse for employment termination decisions if it disparately affects older workers."