Legal Opinion
Rivera Rodríguez v. Sears Roebuck De Puerto Rico, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 23, 2005No. 05-1951PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Josefina Rivera Rodríguez and her husband appeal from entry of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Sears Roebuck de Puerto Rico, Inc. (“Sears”), on her age discrimination claims under federal and Puerto Rican law. See Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.; P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 29, § 146; P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 29, § 194a(a). 1
Rivera worked for Sears from 1964 until her voluntary retirement in 1998. She had been promoted in Puerto Rico from Sales Manager to District Merchant in 1993, when she was 50 years old. Rivera voluntarily…
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