Ridout v. JBS USA, LLC, No. 12-3220 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff sued his employer under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. 623, and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA), Iowa Code 216.6, alleging that he was discharged from his employment due to his age. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the employer. The court concluded that, taken together, plaintiff's evidence was sufficient to allow a rational factfinder to find that the employer's proffered reasons for terminating him were pretextual. Plaintiff's evidence was not inconsistent with a reasonable inference of age discrimination and, therefore, the court reversed the grant of summary judgment and remanded for further proceedings.
Court Description: Civil Case - age discrimination. District court's grant of summary judgment to employer is reversed, as employee raised sufficient evidence to allow a rational factfinder to find that employee's proffered reasons for terminating him were pretextual and evidence was not inconsistent with a reasonable inference of age discrimination.
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