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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

Telling the Truth & Being Consistent: Appeals Court Keeps Age Discrimination Case Alive Based on Pretext

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Discrimination & Harassment

Tell the truth. Be consistent. Those are common refrains among lawyers to clients. Why? Because inconsistencies are a crucial way for opposing parties to establish their case. In employment cases, an employee may not have "direct" evidence of discrimination, but courts allow an employee to piece together evidence based on circumstances, including evidence that pokes… Continue Reading