June 30, 2025
The Seventh Circuit backed United Airlines' win over a suit from a former communications worker who alleged she was placed on a performance improvement plan because she complained about age bias, rejecting her argument that the U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 Muldrow decision put her case on solid ground.
April 10, 2025
The Seventh Circuit grappled Thursday with whether the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Muldrow decision meant it should revive a former United Airlines worker's age bias suit, pondering whether a negative performance review could be the basis for a valid discrimination case.
April 03, 2025
A trio of age bias cases will be argued at federal appeals courts in April, as the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh circuits are scheduled to hear from a geologist, a Chili's restaurant general manager and a United Airlines worker who say they were pushed out of jobs because they're over 40 years old. Here's a look at these and three other argument sessions that attorneys should watch this month.
December 17, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Seventh Circuit to reopen a lawsuit claiming United Airlines placed an employee on a performance improvement plan because she complained about age bias, arguing the district court should've considered how the U.S. Supreme Court's Muldrow decision impacted the case.