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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

Good Intentions, Lawful Termination: Sixth Circuit Backs Employer Discipline

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 7/22/2025

In a recent decision that reinforces the importance of consistent policy enforcement, the Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a nurse terminated from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center...more

Northern Virginia Surgery Center Pays $50,000 in EEOC Disability and Age Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/10/2025

Nonprofit Settles Federal Lawsuit Alleging It Fired an Older Worker While She Was on Medical Leave and Replaced Her With Younger, Less-Qualified Employees - WASHINGTON – Northern Virginia Surgery Center, LLC (NVSC), which...more

7 strikes, and this employer is OUT!

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/22/2025

Employer going to trial in age discrimination case. We had a blizzard last Friday (in North Carolina, 2 inches is a blizzard), and we still have ice and snow on the ground a week later. Anyway, I've had enough of winter now...more

Seventh Circuit Holds Distressed County Did Not Violate ADEA When It Terminated Rehired Retirees to Preserve Supplemental Health...

FordHarrison on 8/7/2017

On July 26, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Carson v. Lake County, Indiana affirmed the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the employer on the plaintiffs’ Age...more

Waivers of Age Discrimination Claims in Reduction in Force Cases Continue to Face Intense Scrutiny

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 5/30/2014

A Federal court in Colorado recently permitted a former employee to advance an age discrimination claim despite his prior execution of a severance and release agreement after his employment ended in connection with a...more

Hutchinson Sealing Systems to Pay $210,000 To Resolve EEOC Age Discrimination Claim

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/21/2013

Three Older Employees Targeted During 'Reduction in Force,' Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - Hutchinson Sealing Systems, Inc., an automotive sealing systems manufacturer based in Auburn Hills, Mich., will pay...more

An "Honest Belief" Remains a Viable Defense Option

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/29/2013

Termination and other adverse employment actions often give rise to claims of intentional discrimination and other litigation. In many cases, the issues will boil down to an assertion that the facts supporting the employer’s...more

EEOC Wins Second Victory Against RadioShack in Retaliation Case

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/1/2013

55-Year-Old Manager Fired Days After He Complained About Age Discrimination; Awarded $675,000 Judgment - DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) won another victory in federal court in...more

Washington Court Weighs in on Privilege Waiver & What Is Opposition Activity

Littler on 2/4/2013

In Lodis v. Corbis Holdings, Inc., No. 67215-1-I (Wash. Ct. App. Jan. 14, 2013), the Washington State Court of Appeals has helped clarify what has become a contentious issue in employment litigation, ruling that "when a...more

Summary Judgment Lives For Employers Seeking Dismissal Of New York City Human Rights Law Claims

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 8/27/2012

Melman v. Montefiore Medical Center, 946 N.Y.S.2d 27 (1st Dep’t May 29, 2012): The New York Appellate Division, First Department recently held that plaintiffs bringing discrimination claims under the New York City Human...more

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