Eleanor H. Montana v. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• reversing summary judgment for employer in context of reduction-in-force or structural reorganization
• finding evidence of pretext when employer did not consider plaintiff for the position
• inference of discrimination arises when female employees are treated less favorably than comparable male employees
• inference established where plaintiffs duties assumed by co-worker and newly hired employee who were both approximately 30 years younger
• evidence of age discrimination sufficient for purposes of prima facie case where 56-year old plaintiff was terminated and majority of responsibilities were transferred to 26-year old employees
• plaintiff must show not that employer’s proffered reason was false, “but only that its stated reason was not the only reason and that her age did make a difference.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).