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Disciplinary warning is not basis for ADEA claim

Disciplinary warning is not basis for ADEA claim

Disciplinary warning is not basis for ADEA claim

The issuance of a verbal warning about inappropriate behavior in the workplace is not an adverse employment action that would give rise to a claim for violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, a federal District Court in Texas has held. A woman sued because her supervisors at a nonprofit women’s shelter gave her an oral warning about harsh and inappropriate behavior based on complaints from both co-workers and clients of the agency. The 55-year-old employee refused to sign a written document memorializing the warning and instead filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. When the EEOC dismissed the charge and gave her a right to sue letter, she filed in...

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