Rehearing Sought After 5th Circuit Reinstates Age Bias Claim

Mealey's (January 11, 2021, 10:36 AM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A health care services company filed a petition for rehearing en banc on Jan. 6, two weeks after a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held that the company’s hiring of an older replacement doesn’t negate an age bias claim by a fired social worker....