Legal Opinion
Dania R. KEISLING, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SER-JOBS FOR PROGRESS, INC., Et Al., Defendants, Appellants
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 29, 1994No. 93-1406PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOUIS H. POLLAK, Senior District Judge.
This case involves a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. sections 621 et seq. (1988), with a pendent claim under sections 28-5-1 et seq. of the Rhode Island General Laws. The plaintiff, Dania Keisling, claims that her firing by the corporate defendant, SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc. (“SER”), was the result of unlawful age discrimination on the part of SER and individual defendants Alma F. Green and Lois K. Turner. Finding liability both under ADEA and under state law, the jury (1) awarded Keisling $32,874 in compensatory…
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