Legal Opinion
Brian J. Bender and James W. Rafferty v. Hecht's Department Stores, a Division of May Enterprises
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2006No. 05-5662PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
Brian Bender and James Rafferty (collectively, the “Plaintiffs”) worked for Hecht’s Department Stores (“Hecht’s”) and its predecessor for a number of years. Both were laid off during a corporate-wide reduction in force in 2003. They sued their former employer, asserting claims of age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the “ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq., and the Tennessee Human Rights Act (the “THRA”), Tenn.Code. Ann. §§ 4-21-401 et seq. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Hecht’s.
On appeal, the…
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