Employment Law Attorney?

Need advise from a employment law attorney.....
I sent an email to the CEO, then in one month I am a part of a Reduction In Force. My e-mail stated my concerns over the male that was hired as manager (my same job) a year and a half ago. I said I know that the company has only one alloted FTE for my position and that he made $10,000 more annually that I and I would like to be paid the same salary. I quoted same duties, same job description.
When I was let go, they stated that this is an at will employment state and they were cutting back on expenditures.
Now they have hired all young workers with little to no experience or creditials that I have.
The male was let go also.
I want to know it I have a case against discrimation - sex, racism.

I am a black women, 53 yo Have 35 years of doing the job. Male was a salesman in the same area of work

To get advice from an attorney about labor/employment laws in your state, you will have to retain an attorney.

Since they fired the male employee as well as you, it would seem to rule out sexism. You told us nothing that would suggest that it was racism either.

Being fired and replaced by a younger worker though might be illegal if you're over 40.

Richard

From what you've said, it doesn't sound like sex or race discrimination (all the men were laid off and the women were not, or only members of one racial group were laid off while those of other groups were not); it sounds like you are a woman and, although a man was being paid more than you, you were both fired. Maybe you could go after them for paying you a lower wage for the same job (and perhaps firing you in retaliation for bringing it up). Maybe age discrimination, but it depends on how old you are. These are the things you'd want to ask an attorney about.

At will employment laws suck. People who try to pass them off as good for employees are full of it: they'll say that the employer can fire you whenever they want, but the employee has the freedom to leave whenever they want, too. Well, employees had that right before at will employment came along (i.e. nobody can force you to work for them), so the only people it benefits are employers. It's crap.