Jones v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) appeals judgments rendered against it in a suit brought by Judy J. Jones alleging discriminatory and retaliatory refusal to promote, discharge and failure to reinstate in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq., and of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. The district court awarded Jones compensatory and liquidated damages under the ADEA, pur suant…