Reeves & Sanders

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ABSTRACT Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. a case where the employee filed a lawsuit against his employer for unlawful discrimination on the basis of age. Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 protected individuals who 40 years of age or older from employment discrimination on the basis of age. The petitioner is the individual who filed a lawsuit with the court pleading for legal resolution in his favor and the respondent is the party whom the lawsuit has been filed against. Roger Reeves (petitioner) filed a lawsuit against his employer Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. (respondent) for a wrongful termination based on age and Mr. Chestnut contended that Mr. Reeves was terminated for inaccurate record keeping. Actions taken against Mr. Reeves were not in compliance with the federal employment laws: prima facie case of discrimination, sufficient evidence for the trier of fact to disbelieve the respondent’s nondiscriminatory explanation and the respondent’s explanation for his decision was pre-textual. Mr. Reeves was able to prove that the stated reasons was not the real reason for his discharge and age discrimination was the real reason for termination. REEVES v. SANDERSON A prima-facie case is a lawsuit that alleges facts adequate to prove the underlying conduct supporting the cause of action and thereby prevail. Sanderson stated that their reason for terminating Mr. Reeves was due to inaccurate record keeping. Mr. Chestnut ordered an audit of the Hinge Room’s timesheet and found numerous errors and he recommended that Mr. Reeves be terminated. Mr. Reeves and Mr. Oswalt testified that the automated timeclock often failed to scan employee’s timecards and they would visually check the workstations and recorded the employees as present. Mr. Chestnut did acknowledge the timeclock sometimes malfunctioned and supervisors were allowed
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