Rejection Of Fired Worker’s Age Discrimination, ERISA Claims Affirmed By Panel

Mealey's (November 4, 2019, 11:19 AM EST) -- CINCINNATI — In an Oct. 31 holding, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with a Tennessee federal judge’s determination that a plaintiff fired for violating his former company’s “core values” failed to prove that the stated rationale for the termination was mere pretext for discrimination (James Williams v. Graphic Packaging International Inc., No. 18-5485, 6th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 32572)....