A 68 year old woman, who takes care of her 97 year old mother and worked for more than 30 years as an Engineer Scientist for the United States Space Program including National Missile Defense at Boeing was presented with a layoff notice on April 6, 2001. This layoff notice had a termination date of June 8, 2001, just five days before her 65th birthday. The calculated timing of her layoff disqualified her of a retirement plan that could pay her $1,200.00 monthly plus some health insurance benefit. Instead she is receiving $725.00 monthly benefits and no health benefits.