Civil Rights Reporter 

Issue: When does an employee’s informal statement to a human relations vice president make the employee’s subsequent termination unlawful retaliatory conduct?

Issues: Does a policy that prohibits a retired former employee from being rehired into the same or similar position have a disparate impact based on age where the employer is unable to demonstrate that its actions were based upon a reasonable factor other than age?

Issue:  Does a defendant have the ability to limit a plaintiff’s discovery into company records to locate similarly situated individuals in an employment discrimination case based on disparate treatment?