Eliminated merriweathers job for economic reasons

Reference no: EM13315567

Fifty-five-year-old Merriweather had worked for 14 years as a benefits coordinator before he was laid off by his employer. The employer contended that it eliminated Merriweather’s job for economic reasons. To support its strategic goals, the employer had decided to hire new workers instead of training Merriweather to handle projected additional tasks. The employer chose not to retain an employee who is seven months older than Merriweather as the only full-time benefits coordinator. Two new workers, ages 42 and 50, were hired to divide their time between benefits coordination and the added tasks. Merriweather claimed that he was qualified to handle the added responsibilities, but he did not offer evidence to support this claim. You be the judge. Do the employer’s actions violate the ADEA? Explain. [ Merriweather v. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Health & Welfare Fund, 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18511 (E.D. Pa. 2001).]

Reference no: EM13315567

Questions Cloud

The department of homeland security rejected : The Department of Homeland Security rejected an employee's application to transfer to a position as a detention enforcement officer on the ground that he had limited vision in one eye because of an earlier injury.

Identify the pros and cons of the partnership : Identify the pros and cons of the partnership as a form of ownership. Discuss funding options for small businesses. Determine and discuss how managerial accounting can help managers with product costing, incremental analysis, and budgeting.

Term to hypothetical case studies : The Unit 3 Assignment requires you to apply the theories, concepts and research that we have covered so far this term to hypothetical case studies. Your answers to the questions should consist of information from the text and supplemental readi..

As budgets tighten in an uncertain economy : As budgets tighten in an uncertain economy, it is getting harder and harder for police to win wage concessions in collective bargaining. In difficult situations, it may come down to a choice of police submitting to binding arbitration or going out on..

Eliminated merriweathers job for economic reasons : Fifty-five-year-old Merriweather had worked for 14 years as a benefits coordinator before he was laid off by his employer. The employer contended that it eliminated Merriweather’s job for economic reasons. To support its strategic goals, the employer..

Does educating children with development disorders : Does educating children with development disorders such as autism, ADHD and intellectual disbility in mainstream classrooms carries more costs than benefits ?

Are you persuaded by this defense : The oldest or nearly oldest in each department happened to be the employee chosen by each unit supervisor to be laid off in a cutback. An employee filed suit and the employer claimed that (1) it had the right to terminate the oldest employees because..

In a steady and zero acceleration flight : In a steady and zero acceleration flight, what is the direction of the moment created by the drag force and the thrust about the Cg of the aircraft ? Are they opposite in direction ( Assuming the pitch up as positive).

Different situations related to public speaking : Different situations related to public speaking before she actually faces the public.

User Account

All Pages