Case: Discrimination/Disparate Treatment (D.P.R.)

A Puerto Rico federal district court granted the United States Postal Service’s motion for summary judgment on a 53-year-old city carrier’s claims of age discrimination and a hostile work environment in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act alleging his supervisor made negative age-related comments and his route was given to a younger employee while he was on leave. The court found that the carrier failed to prove that he was treated less favorably than younger postal workers or that him being subjected to special disciplinary and injury procedures was based on his age. Additionally, his supervisor’s comments regarding ...