Petitioner Gross filed suit, alleging that respondent (FBL) demoted him in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which makes it unlawful for an employer to take adverse ...

In Reid v. Google, Brian Reid, 52, filed age discrimination charges against his former employer when they phased him out of his position with the company. Reid claimed he was terminated because he ...

Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., US Supreme Court, June 18, 2009 [holding that the burden is on the plaintiff to prove that age was the determining factor in an age discrimination in employment ...

[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; briefs] Monday in Gross v. FBL Financial Services [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST ...

The Supreme Court has made it harder to prove age discrimination. In a 5-4 decision the court ruled that workers must prove that age was a key factor in the employment decision. The ruling came in ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. Vacated and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Clarence Thomas on Jun 18, 2009. Merit briefs Amicus Briefs Certiorari-Stage ...