A trial court erred in dismissing an employee’s age bias claim before trial, a California appeals court recently ruled. The man’s employer claimed he voluntarily accepted a new position during a corporate reorganization, but there was evidence to support the employee’s claim that he was involuntarily demoted.
The employee, who was born in May 1958, worked for a health care services organization in northern California for more than 26 years, starting in 1991. In 2011, he was promoted to the position of director of strategic business and development. In that position, he managed space and expansion projects.
