A company has to pay a woman $105,000 in back pay and damages after firing her when she refused to retire at 65

• A company has agreed to pay a former employee $105,000 in back page and damages.
• According to the lawsuit, she was fired after refusing to retire at 65.
• The company replaced her with a man in his 30s, despite telling her the role was being eliminated.

A former employee will receive $105,000 in back pay and damages after her company of nearly 20 years fired her when she refused to retire at 65, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said last week.