An employee’s assertions that a company is racist and that HR made comments about the employee’s retirement plans were insufficient to establish race and age discrimination when the employer provided evidence of its ongoing concerns about the employee’s behavior, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
A former material handler filed the discrimination claim, against her employer, Dana Commercial Vehicle Manufacturing, alleging that her age and race motivated her firing. Dana explained that it terminated the plaintiff, not due to her race or age, but rather for her repeatedly disrespectful behavior toward her co-workers.
