Legal Opinion
Soliman v. Digital Equipment Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 22, 1994No. Civ. A. 92-12959-RGSPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEARNS, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Said Solimán brought federal and state age discrimination claims against his former employer, Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital), alleging disparate treatment (Count I) and disparate impact (Count II). 1 Solimán began working at Digital on February 11, 1985, as an accountant. In November of 1990, Digital gave Solimán, who was then fifty-nine years old, a Transition Financial Support Option (TFSO) as part of a plan to achieve a voluntary reduction of Digital’s workforce. The TFSO offered 24.52…
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