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Birthday Parties Not Enough to Support Inference of Discrimination; Shifting Reasons for Termination Get Case to Jury Though

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment, Human Resources (HR) Compliance

Last month, I highlighted a federal case in Connecticut where the court threw out an age discrimination claim because the evidence presented by the employee was not strong enough to survive a summary judgment claim. A new federal court case however has allowed an age discrimination claim to proceed even while noting that while the… Continue Reading

Appellate Court Decision Provides Another Lesson About Preserving Data

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Litigation

As I’ve noted before, the appellate courts in Connecticut release their decisions in advance of an "official" publication date for various reasons. I’ve now read over the Appellate Court’s upcoming decision in Paylan v. St. Mary’s Hospital Corp. a few times  trying to discern the big lesson for employers to take from this employment discrimination… Continue Reading