11th Circuit Grants Rehearing In Age Bias Suit Remanded By U.S. Supreme Court

Mealey's (September 30, 2020, 1:31 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — The 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Sept. 28 agreed to reconsider the but-for causation standard's application to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 federal-sector retaliation claims when it granted a panel rehearing sought by a Veterans Affairs pharmacist in her lawsuit remanded by the U.S. Supreme Court after the appellate panel ruled April 24 to reverse summary judgment for the secretary of Veterans Affairs on the pharmacist's age bias claim but left in place a summary judgment ruling on her retaliation claim (Noris Babb v. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, No. 16-16492, 11th Cir.)....