Legal Opinion
Edward Gustovich v. At & T Communications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1992No. 91-1285PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Per curiam
Budget cuts led to the elimination of some jobs in AT & T’s Access Financial Management (AFM) department in Chicago. Six first-level supervisors over 40 years of age, including the five plaintiffs, were among the casualties. Plaintiffs cried foul and brought suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 623(a)(1). The district judge accepted AT & T’s claim that plaintiffs were let go because they were the weakest employees in their department and granted summary judgment in the company’s favor.
The facts, understood in the light most favorable to plaintiffs, are…
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