9th Circuit Finds Wrong Standard Used, Reinstates Worker’s Age Bias Claim

Mealey's (October 26, 2020, 1:43 PM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — A salesperson may proceed with his age bias claim against his former employer after offering sufficient evidence to create a credibility question concerning his performance problems that were cited as the reason for termination, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Oct. 20 (Ronald Pineda v. Abbott Laboratories Inc., et al., No. 19-55019, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33044)....