Nielsen v. AMMC

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• holding that a federal-sector plaintiff “must prove at trial that age was the ‘but-for’ cause of the employer’s adverse action”
• holding that McDonnell Douglas burden- 11 shifting framework also applies to a motion for summary judgment on claims under the ADEA
• holding that Gross v. FBL Financial Svcs., Inc., 557 U.S. 167 (2009) 14 did not overrule cases utilizing the McDonnell Douglas framework to decide 15 summary judgment motions in ADEA cases
• noting that the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework applies to ADEA claims evaluated in the context of a summary judgment motion
• explaining that, following the decision in Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs, Inc. , 557 U.S. 167 , 176-177, 129 S.Ct. 2343 , 174 L.Ed.2d 119 (2009
• explaining that McDonnell Douglas framework applies to ADEA claims on summary judgment and explaining how a plaintiff can prove pretext

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