Case: Discrimination/Disparate Treatment (M.D. Ala.)

A federal district court granted summary judgment in favor of AuburnBank on claims made by two terminated female employees, both over the age of 40, alleging discrimination, retaliation, and harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Alabama Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The court found that although a genuine issue of fact exists as to whether the employees engaged in protected activity, they couldn’t establish causation because the decision-makers weren’t aware of any of their discrimination complaints. Despite both employees experiencing ageist comments from their supervisor, the comments ...