‘Toothless old man’ — Supervisor’s careless words lead to age discrimination lawsuit
A federal court in Ohio granted an asphalt company’s motion for summary judgment on an employee’s age discrimination claims. Here’s why the employer was able to nip this case in the bud. From 2014 until 2021, Rick Bowersmith worked at Asphalt Materials. Hired at age 53, he was significantly older than many of his co-workers….