A federal district court denied the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office’s motion to dismiss a 58-year-old employee’s age discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, but dismissed a related hostile work environment claim. She established a prima facie case when she plausibly alleged that she was replaced by a younger employee with inferior qualifications, and was discharged under circumstances suggesting age discrimination. The court observed that no reason was given for her termination, several hires were under 40 years old, she was assigned a reduction in duties. However, she couldn’t proceed with her hostile work environment claim because she ...
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LOS ANGELES — AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, was accused of inflating Medicare payments with unsupported diagnosis codes before agreeing to a $1.44 million federal sett...