Age Discrimination Claim Against University Dismissed
Professor‘s Age Discrimination Claim Against University Dismissed
Nashville, TN – A Tennessee court has upheld the dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a state university professor who was denied a promotion to full professor. The plaintiff, an associate professor, alleged that the university retaliated against him for filing an age discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) while his promotion application was under review.
The university denied the promotion, citing the plaintiff’s lack of high-quality scholarship. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the university,finding that the plaintiff had not presented sufficient evidence to challenge the university’s stated reason for the denial.
The plaintiff appealed the decision, arguing that evidence existed demonstrating the university governance knowingly violated university policy by reevaluating the merits of his peer-reviewed scholarship. However, the appellate court affirmed the trial court’s ruling, upholding the dismissal of the case.
Age Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed, Court Cites Lack of Evidence
Nashville, TN – A Tennessee appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a state university professor. The associate professor alleged that his denial of promotion to full professor was retaliation for filing an age discrimination claim with the Equal Employment Possibility Commission (EEOC).
The university maintained that the promotion was denied due to the professor’s lack of high-quality scholarship, a justification accepted by both the initial trial court and the appellate court.
while the plaintiff argued that evidence existed showing university governance violated its own policies in reevaluating his peer-reviewed work, the courts found this insufficient to challenge the university’s reason for denying the promotion. This decision effectively ends the professor’s legal battle against the university.