The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of summary judgment to Avancez on the age and disability discrimination and retaliation claims in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Americans with Disabilities Act of a terminated employee who was in her 50s and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Although sufficient evidence showed that she complained of age discrimination, she couldn’t prove that she ever reported being discriminated against because of her PTSD, the court said. Further, she can’t show that Avancez’s honest belief that she made threats to management and co-workers, engaged in disrespectful and disruptive conduct, ...
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On Sept. 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced updates to Justice Manual provisions governing False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. The updates (1) limit the use of nonbinding agency gui...