Companywide layoffs don't immunize an employer
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Companywide layoffs don't immunize an employer from age discrimination suits The Third Circuit has ruled that where an employee is able to demonstrate 'implausibilities and inconsistencies' in an employer's justification for his or her layoff, the employer is not entitled to summary judgment in an age discrimination suit, even if the plaintiff's layoff resulted from an overall reduction in force (RIF) and the employer was able to identify certain 'age neutral' determination criteria. Tomasso v. The…
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