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Comments about age justify discrimination suit

Comments about age justify discrimination suit

Comments about age justify discrimination suit

A boss’s “frequent” comments about age are sufficient to make out a prima facie case of age discrimination, an appellate court in New York has held. It has affirmed a trial court decision refusing to grant summary judgment to the employer. Lyn Rollins was hired at age 58 to be the executive director of the nonprofit Fencers Club and was demoted and then fired at age 59. She claimed that the 53-year-old woman who replaced her frequently made comments about her age, including on one occasion asking her whether she was “up” for a task. “You know you’re at that age where you … need more rest. You look tired,” Rollins said her boss told her. The Court said these comments were enough to survive a...

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