Split 6th Circuit Sets Causality Standard, Reinstates Worker’s Bias Claims

Mealey's (August 10, 2022, 2:08 PM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A federal employee bringing age and disability bias claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act must show that the bias was the “but-for” cause of an adverse employment act, a split panel of the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 27 before reversing summary judgment for the employer and remanding the case for a jury to decide....