7th Cir. Panel Mulls Applying Adverse Job Action Standard (1)

At least one judge on a federal appellate panel seemed receptive to arguments that the US Supreme Court’s revised standard for discrimination claims applies to an ex-United Airlines employee’s age bias case, pondering whether it can revive claims concerning a performance improvement plan.

Mary Ann Arnold is seeking to vacate a US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois judge’s summary judgment ruling, which denied her a trial over allegations she was retaliated against for making age discrimination and sexual harassment complaints and later “forced” to sit next to the supervisor she complained about. Arnold also alleged that ...