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Supreme Court Rules "Motivating Factor" Standard Not Allowed under ADEA |
June 29, 2009
Previously published on June 2009
Last week, the United States Supreme Court ruled (5 to 4) that employees bringing disparate-treatment claims pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) must prove that age was the "but-for" cause of the challenged adverse action, rather than simply a "motivating factor".
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