Law Case Ozzie v. Players Paradise For twenty years, Ozzie worked maintaining go
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Ozzie v. Players Paradise
For twenty years, Ozzie worked maintaining golf carts for Players Paradise (Players), a destination for vacationers from across the United States. After a steady stream of positive job evaluations and merit pay raises, Ozzie was promoted to the position of supervisor of golf-cart maintenance at three of Players’ ten courses. Ozzie continued to receive positive performance reviews. Five years later, a new employee, Quentin, was hired to oversee operations at all ten of Players’ courses. Within one month of joining Players, Quentin demoted Ozzie (who was now over the age of fifty) to running only one of the three cart facilities, and froze his salary. On the same day, Quentin demoted five other employees over the age of forty and placed one of Ozzie’s former courses under the supervision of Richie, who was twenty-three. Ozzie overheard Richie say, “We’re going to have to do away with these old, senile men.” Three months later, Quentin reconsolidated the three cart facilities’ operations that once were Ozzie’s responsibility, and placed them all under Richie’s charge. Ozzie quit and filed a suit against Players for employment discrimination. Should he prevail? Explain your answer and reasoning in depth.
Explanation / Answer
From the case given it is evident that the new employee Mr. Q has shown age discrimination under the perception that the old men cannot perform well which can affect the productivity. The case highlights that the Mr. O was an efficient worker and has a good performance track record. Such employees cannot be demoted to lower levels when they become older. Moreover he also listened to the statement of Mr. Q that he will eliminate all old guys. According to the law any sort of discrimination should not be practiced within the organization. If Mr. O could produce relevant evidence of age discrimination and the support of the other old employees who has been discriminated then he can certainly win the case.
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