Legal Opinion
Thomas Taggart v. Time Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 24, 1991No. 549, Docket 90-7318PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal in an age discrimination suit. It seems that often an old employee who is cashiered never has the right combination of credentials to fit into the existing openings. He or she is found to be under-qualified, unable to stand pressure, difficult to work with and the like. The principal reason advanced by the employer during this litigation for refusing to hire appellant was because he was “overqualified.” For those individuals in the protected age group, such a reason may often be simply a code word for too old. We think that may be the case here.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Joseph E. Dister v. The Continental Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Eleanor H. Montana v. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of RochesterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Burtnieks v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by236 opinions
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- Veronice A. Holt v. Kmi-Continental, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
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