My husband was terminated after 40 years for no good reason. He is suing for age discrimination. Our lawyer says we have a very good case. He is 63. He just applied to get social security as he feels he will probably not get a job and we need the income. He is suing for back pay, forward pay and loss of benefits. If he wins, what happens with his social security benefit?

Hi. As long as your husband doesn't return to work for his former employer, then any money that he gets in the form of settlement wouldn't cause him to lose any of his Social Security benefits.

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Best, Jerry