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· 4/27/1998

James A. RICHTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HOOK-SUPERX, INC. and Revco D.S., Inc., Defendants-Appellees

Citations

  • 142 F.3d 1024
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 8067
  • 73 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,330
  • 77 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 564
  • 1998 WL 199769

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the seven-year age difference between a 52-year-old and 45-year-old replacement was a presumptively insubstantial gap
  • holding that the seven-year age difference between a 52-year-old and 45-year-old replacement was a presumptively insubstantial gap
  • holding that seven-year difference, from 52 to 45 years old, was insufficient to establish fourth requirement of prima facie case
  • holding that seven-year difference, from 52 to 45 years old, was insufficient to establish fourth requirement of prima facie case
  • holding employer’s statements that employee had a “low energy level” and was “resistant to change” did not raise an inference of age discrimination
  • “To succeed in an ADEA claim, a plaintiff must establish that he would not have received adverse treatment but for his employer’s motive to discriminate on the basis of his age.”

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Judges: Coffey, Cummings, Ripple

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