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· 8/30/1985

Earl HOLLEY, Appellee, v. SANYO MANUFACTURING, INC., Appellant

Citations

  • 771 F.2d 1161
  • 38 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1317
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 22685
  • 37 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 35,468

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  • assuming plaintiff had established prima face case, argument that plaintiff's duties were assumed by younger individual failed to show pretext on the part of defendant
  • no statistical basis for age discrimination claim where percentage of employees in protected class was 25.8 percent before layoffs and 26.0 percent after layoffs
  • comments about heart problems did not demonstrate age discrimination because those problems “may arise at any age”
  • decrease in number of people over 40 in plaintiff's division not evidence of age discrimination where the percentage of protected employees to total employees and the average workforce age increased
  • same standards apply to race and age discrimination claims

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Judges: Ross, Gibson, Meredith

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