1st Circuit Largely Reverses Age Bias Ruling, Remands For New Damages Trial

Mealey's (March 10, 2021, 8:31 AM EST) -- BOSTON — A First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 3 largely reversed a trial court’s judgment for an employee in an age bias and retaliation lawsuit following a more than $1 million jury verdict for the worker and remanded for a new trial only on damages stemming from a letter by the employer threatening to fire her if she didn’t return from leave, rejecting the employer’s claim that that was not an adverse employment action....