Case: Discrimination/Disparate Treatment (S.D. Fla.)

Hotwire Communications, Ltd., is entitled to summary judgment on disparate treatment claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of a female account manager over the age of 40, a federal district court in Florida ruled. She alleged that she was terminated during a reduction-in-force due to her sex and age. The court found that she didn’t proffer an adequate comparator for her sex discrimination claim or present evidence that Hotwire Communications intended to discriminate against her on the basis of age when they terminated her. Additionally, the company provided legitimate, nondiscriminatory ...