Tommy Sharp v. Aker Plant Services Group, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAWSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Tommy Sharp appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Aker Plant Services Group, on his age-discrimination claim under the Kentucky Civil Rights Act. The district court found that there was no evidence that Aker’s termination of Sharp was on account of his age. We respectfully disagree. In reaching this decision, we address three issues. First, whether Sharp’s supervisor, Mike Hudson, played a determinative role in the layoff decision so as to attribute his motivation to the company; second, whether…
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