Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Sykes Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2011No. 09-1558PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
Patricia Simmons appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Sykes Enterprises, on her claim of discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. The district court concluded Ms. Simmons had failed to establish that Sykes’ reason for terminating her employment was pretextual. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
Ms. Simmons began working for Sykes in 1997, first as a phone technician then later as a technician/assistant within the Human Resources…
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