2nd Circuit:  Worker Who Accepted Severance After RIF Can’t Bring Age Bias Claims

Mealey's (July 11, 2019, 10:32 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — The severance package a worker accepted following a reduction-in-force (RIF) barred his subsequent claims of age discrimination, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled July 9, rejecting the worker’s claims that the separation agreement was invalid under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) (Amadou Sowe v. Pall Corporation, No. 18-2695, 2nd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 20249)....