Tag: Court Decision

Mississippi

Mississippi Employer’s Inconsistent Discipline Warrants Jury Trial on ADA, ADEA Claims

A federal trial court in Aberdeen, Mississippi, recently declined to dismiss an employee’s wrongful termination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The court found the employer’s distinction between the conduct of the terminated employee and similar misconduct by a younger nondisabled employee who wasn’t terminated […]