Case: Disability Discrimination/Discharge (D. Alaska)

An Alaska federal district court granted summary judgment to Northern Star (Alaska), Inc., on age discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act brought by a 55-year-old mechanic with a knee condition, finding the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case for either claim as he couldn’t show he was performing his job satisfactorily, wasn’t replaced by a younger employee, and couldn’t prove he was terminated due to his disability rather than documented performance issues including falsifying paperwork.

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