Case: Discrimination/Promotion (W.D. Mo.)

A Missouri federal district court partially denied Costco Wholesale Corporation’s motion for summary judgment on an age discrimination claim under the Missouri Human Rights Act brought by a 65-year-old maintenance assistant who was denied promotion to department manager positions, finding that an affidavit from a Costco employee stating that the decision-maker commented the plaintiff was “too old” and that Costco “needs to get younger” provided sufficient direct evidence of discrimination to create a genuine issue of material fact as to two positions, while granting summary judgment for a third position where that manager was not the decision-maker.

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