Novo Nordisk Win in Ex-Manager’s Age Bias Lawsuit Gets Upheld

Novo Nordisk Inc. got its victory in an age discrimination suit by a former employee upheld Thursday, when the Third Circuit found the company had legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for firing the 62-year-old worker.

Plaintiff William Hooker failed to show that the company’s stated reason for firing him—poor performance—was pretextual, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said in an unpublished ruling.

The company documented two-and-a-half years of performance reviews under two different supervisors showing Hooker needed to improve his performance, including the drafting of multiple action plans and a performance improvement plan. He was finally terminated in August ...