1st Circuit Revives Age Bias, Wrongful Termination Suit By Puerto Rico Office Head

Mealey's (June 4, 2021, 12:33 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 28 vacated and remanded a summary judgment ruling for a heating and air conditioning system company in an age discrimination and wrongful termination suit filed by the head of the company’s Puerto Rico office, holding that the executive submitted adequate direct evidence of age bias.  In remanding for further proceedings, it also reversed the exclusion of two financial documents from the summary judgment record....