Cooney v. Union Pacific Railroad

8th CircuitJuly 23, 2001No. 00-3425Cited 1 time

Defendant WinUnion Pacific Railroad Company

Case Details

Judge(s): Loken, Ross, Fagg
Status: Published
Procedural Posture: summary judgment
Circuit: 8th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Discrimination

Outcome

Union Pacific Railroad prevailed on summary judgment. The court held that plaintiffs did not suffer an adverse employment action by being denied voluntary buyouts while retaining their jobs under the same terms and conditions, and therefore failed to establish a prima facie disparate treatment claim under the ADEA.

What This Ruling Means

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