April 03, 2025
A trio of age bias cases will be argued at federal appeals courts in April, as the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh circuits are scheduled to hear from a geologist, a Chili's restaurant general manager and a United Airlines worker who say they were pushed out of jobs because they're over 40 years old. Here's a look at these and three other argument sessions that attorneys should watch this month.
December 17, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Seventh Circuit to reopen a lawsuit claiming United Airlines placed an employee on a performance improvement plan because she complained about age bias, arguing the district court should've considered how the U.S. Supreme Court's Muldrow decision impacted the case.