Seventh Circuit Finds School District not in Violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act – Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn

Seventh Circuit Finds School District not in Violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act – Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn

In Blumenshine v. Bloomington, a veteran special education teacher complained that her transfer to a new school and subsequent treatment created a hostile work environment in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”). The Seventh Circuit upheld the trial court, finding that while the ADEA may support hostile work environment claims, the facts provided by both parties showed that the school did not discriminate based on age. …