Legal Opinion
Burns v. AAF-McQuay, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1996No. 95-2831PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part by published opinion. Judge ERVIN wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge SPENCER joined.
OPINION
ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Frances Burns sued her former employer, AAF-MeQuay, Inc., alleging that she was demoted and constructively discharged in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. The magistrate judge found a genuine issue of material fact as to whether AAF-McQuay’s asserted reasons for the demotion were pretextual. The district court disagreed, finding insufficient evidence of pretext or…
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