Michael D. Potence v. Hazleton Area School District Geraldine S. Shepperson Hazleton Area School District

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• concluding that the “language of the ADEA itself makes it clear that Congress intended to subject municipalities” “to the liquidated damages provision of the ADEA”
• explaining that plaintiff seeking relief under ADEA must demonstrate, inter alia, that “her replacement was sufficiently younger to permit a reasonable inference of age discrimination.”
• explaining that a plaintiff seeking relief under the ADEA must demonstrate, inter alia, that “her replacement was sufficiently younger to permit a reasonable inference of age discrimination” (emphasis added)
• “[W]hen a jury finds that an employer willfully violated the ADEA, the basic damages award may be doubled under [the] liquidated damages provision.”
• “[T]he language of the ADEA itself makes it clear that Congress intended to subject municipalities like the School District to the liquidated damages provision of the ADEA.”
• “In order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination, the plaintiff must demonstrate that (1) s/he is over forty, (2) is qualified for the position in question, (3) suffered from an adverse employment decision, and (4

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