This federal judge clarifies proof needed for age discrimination!

In a discrimination case, simply casting doubt upon an employer's stated reason for denying a promotion to an older worker is not enough to win. This is if the decision maker testifies credibly that age had nothing to do with the decision, or so a federal judge in Philadelphia ruled. The plaintiff, was denied a Postal Service promotion, succeeded in discrediting the reason given, but couldn't prove age discrimination was the real reason.
                -- The Legal Intelligencer
                Law.com May 17, 2001


Click here to view more of this month's Golden Nuggets!