Legal Opinion
Hillstrom v. Best Western TLC Hotel
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 31, 2003No. 03-1972PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Roy Hillstrom, then age 42, was terminated from his job at the Best Western TLC Hotel in Waltham, Massachusetts in April 2000. His boss, Matthew Phipps, said it was for poor job performance. Hillstrom sued, alleging he had been discriminated against because of his age and gender. He also claimed that Best Western violated the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., by changing his employment position when he returned in the first week of March 1999 from a medical leave due to an aneurysm. The district court entered summary judgment for Best Western…
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