Astea International Will Pay $175,000 to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit
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Thursday, February 4, 2010 |
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
announced that it has filed and resolved an age discrimination
lawsuit against Horsham, Pa.-based Astea International, Inc. for
$175,000 in monetary relief and significant equitable relief.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Frank Fesnak satisfactorily performed
his duties as vice president of strategic alliances but was fired
because of his age, 47. The EEOC charged that after Fesnak was
assigned to report to a different supervisor, the new supervisor made
derogatory comments regarding older workers. Astea, a professional
consulting services group, abruptly terminated Fesnak and hired someone
15 years younger to replace him, the EEOC said in its lawsuit, Civil
Action No. 10-CV-286, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania.
Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
(ADEA). The EEOC filed suit after first attempting to reach a
pre-litigation settlement.
In addition to the $175,000 in monetary relief to Fesnak, the two-year
consent decree includes: injunctive relief prohibiting Astea from
engaging in unlawful age discrimination; anti-discrimination training;
and the posting of a notice about the settlement. Astea did not admit
liability in the consent decree, which was approved by the court on
Jan. 26.
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