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DOUGLAS MILCZAK v. GENERAL MOTORS, LLC

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 21, 2024

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Eric I. Frankie, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant. Donald C. Bulea, OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, PLLC, Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Amos Blackman, UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Eric I. Frankie, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Donald C. Bulea, Mami Kato, OGLETREE, DEAKINS, NASH, SMOAK & STEWART, PLLC, Birmingham, Michigan, for Appellee.

Attorneys 5: ON BRIEF: Tara Patel, UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Judge(s): SILER, MATHIS, and BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit

BLOOMEKATZ, Circuit Judge. Douglas Milczak is a longtime General Motors (“GM”) employee who works at one of its plants near Detroit, Michigan. In 2018, GM announced that it was retooling that plant to produce electric vehicles. From then on things seemed tenuous for Milczak, who was in his late fifties. While he remained employed, and still is, he claims that his managers harassed him because of his age, and let his subordinates do the same, to push him into early retirement. After several years of enduring this alleged degradation, he filed an action against GM claiming it violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. After discovery, GM moved for summary judgment, arguing the record did not support any of his claims. The district court granted the motion, and we affirm.

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