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Rebecca Richardson sued her former employer, Astec, Inc., alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for unpaid overtime and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) for wrongful termination. Richardson, who worked at Astec for 35 years, was demoted from Accounting Manager to Accounts Payable Manager in 2016 and then terminated at age seventy in 2017. She claims her demotion and termination were due to age discrimination and that she was misclassified as an exempt employee, thus denied overtime. Astec argues she was an exempt employee and terminated for inappropriate behavior. The court denied both Astec's motion for summary judgment and Richardson's motion for partial summary judgment, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding her exempt status under FLSA and whether Astec's reasons for termination were pretextual for age discrimination.
Richardson v. Astec, Inc. is a workers' compensation case decided in District Court, E.D. Tennessee. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in District Court, E.D. Tennessee.
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Rebecca Richardson sued her former employer, Astec, Inc., alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for unpaid overtime and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) for wrongful termination. Richardson, who worked at Astec for 35 years, was demoted from Accounting Manager to Accounts Payable Manager in 2016 and then terminated at age seventy in 2017. She claims her demotion and termination were due to age discrimination and that she was misclassified as an exempt employee, thus denied overtime. Astec argues she was an exempt employee and terminated for inappropriate behavior. The court denied both Astec's motion for summary judgment and Richardson's motion for partial summary judgment, finding genuine issues of material fact regarding her exempt status under FLSA and whether Astec's reasons for termination were pretextual for age discrimination.
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