Peters v. Highland Hills

Citations

• 246 N.E.3d 1045
• 2024 Ohio 2366

Syllabus

Age discrimination promotion summary judgment. Judgment affirmed. The three-step burden shifting analysis set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973) applies to an age-discrimination claim. Under the analysis, the employee must first establish a prima facie case of age discrimination. If the employee establishes a prima facie case, the burden of production shifts to the employer to state some legitimate non-discriminatory reasons for its action. Finally, the burden shifts back to the employee to show that the employer's stated reasons were a pretext for age discrimination. The plaintiff established a prima facie case. However, the employer provided legitimate nondiscriminatory reasons for its action. The employee failed to show that the employer's reasons were pretext for age discrimination. Summary judgment in favor of the employer was properly granted.