Tag: Gross v. FBL Financial Services

Was Termination Because of Poor Performance or Age Discrimination?

By Georgia Employment Law Letter Apr 22, 2010 HR Hero Line

Updated: Apr 22, 2010

by Isabella Lee The Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected the “same decision” affirmative defense in age discrimination cases following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services. The Eleventh Circuit ultimately decided that employers that use age as a reason for termination cannot seek to dismiss a case […]

New Legislation Would Make Proving Age Discrimination Easier

By HR Hero Oct 7, 2009 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Oct 7, 2009

Democrats introduced a new bill yesterday that would make it easier for employees to win age discrimination lawsuits under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Three congressional committee chairmen — Representative George Miller (D-California), Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) — introduced the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, a bill […]