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,-E {ii 42,246} John D. Bauccm, Jr., Ple1iz1i;i§`-Appeliaui v Holiday C0mpa—·
nies, {uc, et al, D<—:f<—::1dants—AppaHees.
li Unitcd Statics Cc>u1‘tc>fAppez;l$, Eighth Circszii. No 054393. November 10, 2005.
Appeal fmrn {hc United Stains District Court, District of lvlinnesom. l}0*1*Y, ilisirict judge:. Aéirrncd.
‘ Age- Discrimination in Employmeutféct 01'1967
M'inmcs0ta Human Rights Act
{Q Burden Of Prcmf·-Prima Facia Case-—-Less Hours Noi: Adverse: Employment Action .—» An
empE0y<;~e’s age discrimination claim failed because he could not show that his rcd11cticm in hours was an
adverse exmploymcni action since {1) there were an facts demonstrating that his employer was
msponsibice for his decreases} hours rather than his own vcalazniary absences; and (2) evan if his
`Q employee? was responsible for his dcecreased hours, the reduction was so siighz * remaining at a full-time
level — {hat it did not produce "a material cmpioymczni, Sea if 2326.11
Burden Of Pm-—Reprisai, No :\civc:·s.·2,~ Employment Acticn..—--· Ass
ezmp§0yez ’--Q standing alone were not aclvcrsc employment aczinns and has alleged no actions by his erznpluycer as Fi
result of {he warnings or pcrfunnanix: mview {hat altered the terms of his eamplcxyrnmt.
See '[§ 2326.1i
Burden Of Pr00f——-Prima Facia Cas&»»»?1·00f Lacking, Adverse Employment Aci;i•:m.— An
`‘._ cmplnyew failed to show hc szsiifcrmi an adverse ezmpwymeenti action because his employer treated him
jZ= differently from ynungawr mnpinysres · by disciplizning him for cash shmtzxges, nut warning him before zi
tobacco and disciplining him for replacing him on short notice: — as he proviclexi :10 ¢rvicE Q- speaciiic instazzcces when younger ezxngziuyeaes were trcatcd éiifewntly.
,;_` See: ii 2326.11
Before: RILEY, LAY and l*`AC§G, Circu.iEju `-_` {Statement of Case} §€523(a) (1), and ibn erqnivzalanz Minnesota
=; szzaiaztec, the lviimzeészaia Human Rightss Ac;.
Rnxsv, Circuit judge-z: Euhn E). Bzmmm, 51*. €Ev1HR£\}, Minn, Sta;. §363A.G8, Subd. Liic). Th?
_. élaucnm), sued his wnxgslnyeésy Holiday Camxpzr disiriirt cssurzl grarxtcd l~{nEldzay’s motion for e;zz:11—
` nies, lm:. and Holiday &5tzzLic>ne;mr .- ciay), for discriznirmiiizm, 1·e==ia§.ia$j<>n, and hnsiilc vxcerpt with rergarcé to his hostile work mvimn»
work <+nvimmncnt under the ,F‘ma<-2r§c;m~s wizh `{Jis- mm; claim. Bcczszmc Baumm failed tn show his
abilities Aci (AIJA}, 42 {ESC. §.l2il2{2a), the Ago slight r<—·rl11ci.ic>:1 in hmzrs, his m*g21live: géerfrirrn-
. l)i:—;m·i.r:ii.mz;i0n in §€mpl<>yrm;m Aix; (A.i_3I£A}, 29 ance rcviwss, and his; z;zl§aegati<.>ns¤. of having tgremcéci
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Ei riifjfcresxtiy than younger sampkayeaers zamuumrcd to On ()·;:tc:»¥¤r:r 23, EOQ3, Baucam sewer} Hrsliriay
`f advgygq; €¤;·p}¤y~nmrx2 actions as an mmt‘·2·r<>f’ iaw, we with hir, cmrgpiaigat initiating this lawsuit. In Now
" affirm the di·st1‘ict <:0u.f“L rrmbér 2003, E;1z1 · :·. Bauccmé performance and rzztcé him "bc¥0w smrr
‘_ 1- BACKGRGEB dar<¥." Folimving addiriorrai training, the stare
The fzacrs rciczvzmi 1,0 this zzppeai are asa fuilowesé? ¥`¤i¥¥w$:§€¥ Y¥0¥€?d %m{3¥"G‘·’€f¤f3¤i émd é;FP‘=¥¥€-wi BHHMW
}§&u{g{);{;Y 3 §$.y{3g;·.{)§{} {ug;} wh;) guffgyg frm]; E piiy 1‘HjS€¥. BZi1.1{ZOm !“fiI!”i}2i$H$ iii H{`)Hf¥3.;f’S CI”t'1{)E€)y,
Cz'; cimmic imck ami }§€i€·1I'f, wrcivkrrrxs, ix em zxssismzzi. _ _. M _ .
manager at an convcnicznlrreé store cwnrrd by H·;>Ié— IL {);5G·‘;&’b¥(}
gg-if day. Bzuzcum zxifazgcés his store manager, at ¥h<~ Qur stzmdzarrl for E"€?V`i€'?Vv’iIl§{ as rlisuéctt r:{>ur§’s;
Q5; dirrzcsiom of HCJHIBIYIS district manager, cut gram; of summary jurigmczzt is 21 familiar {mc. We
Bz»;uc 4345 hours; per wack range. The distrérst manager mcnt dc nova, applying abc same smrzdards as the
`if gxilegcrify {ski the smrré manager BI:L%.ECGE`£l’S age ciieatricztr court. Mci,az·:gizz';’rz v. Esselte Pmaiajiex
E-;-.j` and hcaith were ax izirzdrzmcc, and {her store mem- Corp., SG F.3d 507, 510 {Sth Cir. 1995). VR? wil?
agcr should rerductez E%21uc;0m’s hours in order to zxfiirm the zcuxmmzry jucigmezm if the: cvidrmcra,
force Bauccm to quiz. Baucom compiazizwé abcui viewed in the light must favorable to Bzaumm,
his hmxrs upon returning fmrn zz vaczzticuz in (Bam rlrerr1c>:;:atr;rt ;-{C ber 2002, and Holiday £1·az·i}y restored his matcsia} fact ami Holiday is entitled io _%migmc2m
2 .-’,_ ¤_- §`}{}l]§"'S in Nmvezmbcrr 2{H}2. Hamcnm aikégees his as amaiir%r<1f1aw.Id. Thcérrz ism gezmraimz issue: of
i`_=j ¤; hcurs again were reduced throughout 2003 C0 ma1L‘r~riz1ifactif£he&·vid¢=11<:r: is such that a 1"C?.1S()U2`L~
"a:c>1asist‘ent.}y iezss than 40 hoursper w<*e>k." E;>}<;: jzzry ccnzici not return :1 verdict for Bam;0111.
In ram gm ma ezariy mg, rmmg Sw Ardrrsgr v- Lrbrrry Mbby! M W W 241 248
rrazxnzxgcrr cal§<:c¥ Baucam 2; slow olci mam ami said (.‘198€°2‘ Bmiwm may not rely QH www 3“H€ga`
‘ ·'-_' his grarxcinumhcxr cmzid rnovcé faswr and she has u°m$’ bg must sg {gym SVQCHIY fic? Showirrg
been dczrci for over srevcn years. Bau<:<>m. mvvr- {hai {here 3 ggnmmi iswe for mf°*]‘ MIL R" Cm
%ze2:1rc‘i his xturc rnanagerr telling other e>m;1lnyr2aes, Pf ?b(_@‘ i{uHh_CrmOm* S“i`*‘?”·**”`Y fsigignwnt must
‘- -. because of B21uc0m’s and disability, he wanted
§ C`§SE§Zr I£§§$Zi§r`Y1E”§§§E;{?§EE$‘ rg; Q3? gfgjgjg€€;jg;§1;i;jjj¤;};jé;gij·gg; Sim/ij;g*
rj; img rrmrrxings with Suncia sa wif io workin eve- " _ ‘_,, _ _` _ r Hf f ‘_ ’ ‘
'Ei mugs amd weekends. The sicrc memagcr msi sent LL €"°m‘}‘f!* 4f { {Sh ";1’)’ *;£"g"z‘$ (19%}*
i` `,·_ Bauceym an ee-maii message crhqicézing his Witézmu clireact. evidence (lg(iiS(CI'il'}]i§§£1U{}!1, ADA,
;?§;·§j§ 1>·?1‘¥0?1Ti?1¤€i*- ¢'&DE!L and MHRA claims are @va]ua=,t»;~d mmdezr thc:
`._' ZQ On may 5, 2003, Baucom mix; H Charge of diS_ r’¥{cI)rmrze!Z Dwugfrzs burden shifting £ra11m‘rwE‘1rk,
1 with rm Equal Emproymm rmmu. M€·€’¤;mr” Déligfrga <»=ér{é~ e·— n€#rr~z# i5 ‘¤*’i°
-.:'. ;`_ nity Commission and ihc ?vIir1z1<:s0t.a Department `H wm ¥ 41; Jl‘} ‘ {93* {582 imij}; €’@mb€"S R
in <>{ }·§mn&r1 Righis ali:-égirzg age and disabiiity c_1is» Egfr? Pffp' dg Ca`; hm CO" 301 I` 8(i$* $5:) {Sm
crimimrtion. Four days later, Hauliciay gzwc UL £m"l; 'f'Q_”gm_ _¤·’¤*rm_,<»~~ {H Am)
__ : liaarrxcam {our e:<:>rr ra-www-z1¢r¤1;rrr~$1¤ 200;;. 11¤r1r1;;ya2S¤;¤.nmr»r1 “”*‘ ?“*""?*W"“k=_"?’F* *~*m¥’*‘i>*"*‘* F"*?”** ’·*"* ****9**
Ejimreznrsr he had faélceri 2 “E(}b§1€Z(Z{.) s£.ing" when hre bqrdfm wi mggbmhlng 3 pmmi {acm CHS? rf _°hS”
mcgicctréd to I`€`*(§l1(}SI` irierrztiwaticsn from :1 ycmaagg FmmmmU·‘ MC*U""”{’*7!£ D””gMS· 41; $5* mr $0;
persrm purdaaséng tobacco, and as a. result, me burdgu Ehfm swig {°_§m_(mpk’y€r $0 &mQu”
is Hmmm had LU umlwgg mmcdm m}imHg_ kate sczme irrgrtgrnzzzle, zmrmrimsrrmmrmmry rmexrmrenr
n }$z121C<.>m. aliéégws the c§is§,rict. znaarmgrer zjafig--rn had ;¥;j;==1¤;>¥<§ ’j: micpiwncd other e:mp§<>y0r%s;-10 warn Liam; uf im- * S H: H mZ"S°"* i F H °°?¥l_W`Y’jT’$_ O _ W
gxemlirrg sting cape-rratiurxa. Em Augum; 2(N}3, Hoiiday mxwmyeg m Shilw mc wlijlcymi S }um§C£mOH is H
`· gave Basucrmm 21§}OT.}1€T§` riezwmtiivcr zusricm rsmicaw fipr [‘}m§’€Xt.‘ hi at 8m"
failing io pmvirk: aciréquzaécr <§rrat111‘m1‘n for lémlswr ahw ALJA, AE`]}§£A, amd MHRA, zz I1Ei?L`if$·
_. mcciiczaily rrziaieri work exivsaezzccs. Ba.uc<>m zxilvgrxs sary <>k>mc·m of czstzzbliahizzg 3 prima facie case of
hw had provided :a·:‘1&quatie: m>1‘ir;<<~. C`iiSCl”iIHiIiZ1¥Li€'))’] is swtiixxg forth fzuttis (§€’UU}[18€.Ti}¥'i¥]§
`{ i Bammm Meri hég imiziai charge: raf diacxirzxinaaiuzz can Max}; éeiifirsk, sw Mirm, Sra?. §5%€€Z§;§.2z€, subd, 1%, iéaummk ciairzis
_ ;3§}{`if:§. if-F§(]£??` {iw ihrc<»—h1mrirs;=r!—cizxy Siatzztrr of liméméimrs rms:-cal sa1:L`.<`>l€<§iiza`i sim? awcs.1r’·re=ri §>r2€ p<=a·ia>a% z:r; U §§2&$»(rE), ami she m1¢—yr#;ar }iII}i{2iYi€JII$ gwiod azrzdcer the {FA 5}*5} ié -¢E,i:i2*i2§ 327 }*`.1%d 658, iiéii} {Sth {fiat iiflifiiéi.
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thi; employes sii_f;Te:re<§ sgi ztdvtvrse eit‘1;‘>l<>y1t‘i<~si in 2%%.323, iiicisiiing izzstimcss in February, April,
ij action. Chambers, 35}. i’.3d zit 355; Lemgéw.- B4? May, Si?;;i,eiiibt~r, anti €_)ci·<3bcez*, "l`ht-ess ahsettttes
ij; E36 at 588, sin eirmieyiée suffers sm acivirrss c+in~ ztcriicsum for most of tiie mlieys is Baii<;om’s 2%;%
yi pioymetit ziutisii whsrn there is 22 "tztn;>;il;ak· chsizgs hours xml i—>q.>1:iiti the slight <>ve.·:*:1§l zs,w.·erzigc% :,:__ in eiiitites or wc>rl mazerisi eiiiploymeiit éisadv‘ani2tgc." Barcksii it pany wicic gsolicy to tiiatrrsitsie labor costs affcctieg
Yliirget Carp., {1.1 Pi`§`)I[} 1} it-G25} ?3¢i{} i¥`.3d 51.0, 518 ati} eerngytoyses, including Bziucom. 'Yhess {ws exe
{Sth Clit 2093} (ciistioit omittétri). (hir tlctcisioti in pistisiiciiis bees; iii. in thi-2 szwgtmtl step in the 1‘»’Ic»
,T-- Kem; zz. (Iripizfai {}mpi2€.¢s, {mr., {$5 EPI} 1§ 45,9?%f%3 Iismiwif Eizmgiezs burden shifting zmaiysis
E3; I?8 P.3·:i wil, `ltbiti-Xt? {Sift Cir. 1%*99}, provizicsz {Hoiiiiafs iegiiztxttiie E'1€}I]{liSC1`i1¥13t(}i'}* masons for
Thi? advcrge Cmpioynmm aC£iOn mug bg OM, ?`i§l`lJCY€`)i!k'§·S(;i€?C§i{3iiS{3€§ ¥§i}"j{`2I'!E§'}§?i(·"SS, the-2; do
Q :·=_ tits; ;,>i’<>;mi tags. ’I` Cs‘is,Q/iis im sim is sispiiiysss si-tim sm gtgigi Pgéjigfésgéégf; ig-5 €;jm;¤*3 j?5*¢=*m—·5; ij?
.-.-’ girosgieets em: sigiiiticamt viiougii te rsewet the lg`? i HQ {EJ Q`83} < mw
_ Simld-Md ag Wmlid Ch,Cum§mHCE_q amounting to pnmzi facie case method establishes in McDom¢»2££
Qjg H t—.0ssi.¤ii>tiw~ msietmgs. zvtimii {changes si due Ll‘f’“€£‘”’ "’?‘“ ‘i“‘{‘{‘” "‘“""·]‘*f·* ,"" 1** ‘"‘g*";· “"*f*h2"
ig-_ tics or working conditions that cause no instszri md? 3 Gt iiimghgmf 1R?‘thC1*¥ IS zmmiy ?S?m;;b1€i
zi any significant iiisiisviiniiigie do not mm the ‘?“ HY `*"‘fY “’f;""’”‘*“· T ‘i3”Y’ ““‘·‘· if ‘¥_ ifi;
stsmlarii of sn ailvcrsc cmpioymcnt action, wmnigm °Xp?m’i*€? §§ it, {hwg Og t Q mhkg
hOW{_W]_ question of <:lzsc:r1.mmz1ti<>ii. ) {mtemsl cguotstioiis
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-_·- (€1¥HUO¥i$ mid {ill<’?€m0*“=$ 0¥m¥i*`*i*¤i)· clude E?i\.i(Z<)I]`1 has met his burden of setting iorzh
gi; Baaicom airgisws his hours were sui in 2(}{)2 and SPCGHC factg d‘*m“¤$imi?*-Og IW $°·i¥ff€¥”'i?d im mk
2003 {mm mg Emma; 4345 hmim pm. Wwk range, verse: Q?I¥`%[}f<>_‘y’1¥}€%§_H. scticm.
to h SS; DH W€€k· *”C5u]Fmg· b€?H“5€ Of OVGQBRQ im}? stratiiig Hoiitiay iieattrezsseti his hours, {hc slight
Bziticoin \VE£S{€§1l'¥§1¥}g{GF;'ElS{'§(.)t11'$§W(>1“1{E‘(l ova>z·4t> éccmggc ig not ingtwialiy Qiguitkant SEQ Kgms
*-5 PW W€"ik»iH_H 2O%C“ti“ m§“ih°T€ PHY Ba‘·*€0“Y’$ ETS I—`.3 .: izrgiimcarit. fails for two rcrascms. iiirst, Baucom {mis {NS {ham 40 hmm, Im, WWE in Omy thro? munthg
fom? my fijsté d‘*m“?“iStFHt*T1g_`H°1*(i€‘Y dg During those three months, he zivurageci 38.6, 39.
.- treiisetl his hours rather tliim Btnimrn himseif md 38 hcurq FumH_fmm,(, Bgumm cU§c(_{i(f_d
E `:‘.° Fiecmaslrfg ihsm H? 3 {GSM? (ii hs Voimimgiy mk` during his tiepusitioii amy schedsiittg iimitation
; nig vaicatioii auici sick ieaiva:. bezcizriti, even if such WHS CG¤.(,€{€d by Ncwmbm, EQOE In 200.; tho
mgisi "wréi Wwgint {B dm 1‘ Qui; in aveiztge hours worked, but that imeragi-e hovers
Q -‘ _ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ ézruurzr 38nrI%9ho11rs.`vVc do not cozisiiier such ii
in- iiieitrezisa {dia! not prmliice it ziiziteniil eerngiloymeiit mmm dccmgm in Schmiuieii hGm,S for 3 lmmml
QZ_ ( lSadV‘mt‘1g°‘ working in it retail setting to he at mztiosiai chztzigc,
Zi; '}`”h{— ;·g=ggrd ;·ggg;·{}ing §g;;g(;;g;’g givggggggg hguyg £‘S}3€*Ci?1}ly Wilt?} thi? hO!1l“S Cuf]Si&sl,<§EI1fiy fétrllztili al, at
Q; workecil in 2,%(){.%2 ami 2("i{`}Ei shows zz fliiiztiliiting h$§Ii¥,iT`I`\€;*]f"‘V€`i.Tl1C(liSlE€CiL'0uI‘t€§(}TI'€J€;ti§y’l'1Ci<.l no
schcciuie with .21 slight ovemil decreasing tremi, f€*P1S0n21`®i<* jute? mult} csoiicitiilc; this iiiiiiiiiiitiaal to
. The tttsitii shows t1c·i¥..he·r 21 break point (when Fill &1{Zl'v'€¢1'S€?Um§J}0ym€%¤i ézvtion.
`;‘.· Bsscorn had been working; over 4%] hours than _ _ _ . . . .
-- , . _ , , ____ §r§{u,1i:<,>m also zirgties his mzmy clisczphmsry wsm—
*“"l‘i“"]"h*’1’“g"“w"‘”k"‘g *‘g"*·*"i*’·”'EY Im *·h"“ ings mid his iw iiive imiini-i·i;it~i— revi -—w C is-—i‘
Mi), not does it show 21 stcztéy decrease over the " _ `_ gt " { t .i " L N b i
. _ __ _ __ _ __ . _ , , tutwi ziiitrersc cmpioyiizient actions because thirsv
· two yea-irs. I{sl.iz<;:i·, the tiéliii mtletzis zi izurimii re-aim? . _ . _ . _ __ _ . ,_
_ , _ , _ ._ _ actions atiihct, ins fiztiire csz1·i: enigmciyc-vc s schcciuls, with many pcasks and vaiiczys may H B_mmm,S 3; mam WWP COY_r{_{_f mw no y
‘ mid mrc-·iv the same: hours works:} is t·i;isisei2:.it,i·»·e I ` ` ° 4 gu E" ' .` ' ` "
g _ M gi __ ,_ ‘___ _ , l stivv pezfeirnieiiice evziiiiation, iiazcsussz it
weeks. isiiaztorst s hours worked per week in Aus _ _ _ _ _ ,
i. A __ _ __ _ _ _ . ,. _ l . . _ . iirirlivtiiimdly refiects pooriy on the ciiipiogscia and
giist. (md bi-·pti.:riib<:i ZUUJ Are iziilztmiviz of this __ ._ 17 _ (_ _, __ __ _ _ ._ .
__ HuCmmiUn_ Lg) 43 49 3; 36 $1 gl,} 4;; RV gzotmitmi y 1i<...g,.i2.zw:iy ktfeiis his lmmie gariispmrts
trzmigisrisoii, the iiiontiis oi arch z-mi? Atizsil EGQ2. WE _¤ _{ G XPIGFG2 Wgmd Etiplg lgngltmf am mi
- _ _ ., _ _ . _ . . . . wisc erriipiiiyitiexit action. {Sui we lisvir cieuriy
- b<_rfc;rvi.i;u1tt<>tt1sritlvvztittttistiiipcimoci, s`§i0wsim1— mid M] H{W1$i_“_ pCr§Om_,m{_(_ H__Vi(xw i_ mt ip
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, dr mt M Hm )’ ’ $3* ) )` ‘ ’ itscli am sciverse eiiipioyiiu->iii zzcitsm, . . . ami it as
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= Eéiizimiii tiook sivvvml meniicaily ti;-isted sbseiicces that review is alter this twins or ttonditisms ii?
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magpkpymcni ic: Lhe c1@£.:"iz2’z<és21 Of Gif? €H1;>k>yH&." claims, that he was Lm;1$c#{E iszss favorably tha:}
‘*_` ;T$’mgi;e{·t, 34i} P.3d. Et? Gif?. Bauwm H}?€#g€d H0 sic- ycwaxuger He.>Iic§ay egmpéqyezes. Simiiariy, Bauman
tions by Holiday as a result of tim wmnings ar the fails to establish tha; he is “ ’g’$i p¢;a1"_{()1‘[}1:;§;';€£3 i“<3V$€¥W` {B21? &1¥Ffi”€i€`}. Ulf? I.iTl“!T?£S of m{%n§4 {Af M5 pyimg facie gggg ugégr {he; ABA grid
Baucum’s e2mp10ym<2·¤t.. The di$iirict court £}1e2r¢— MHRA
fore: cr;·rr&<:€.ly czmclucixai i€E<;4¤¢t{>rn’s wzxrnings and
ic __-_ ’ pgviegw did not cmnsiiézziv adverse <2m;t»E0ym@r1i A¥)VER$E EM?L()Y?&1ENT
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_ _ _ 'Fhe majority concludes that Bauc0m’s discrimi-
_ E*mHnY’ Hmmm gliéggs HOME? Ugatcq him sxatiam claims fzsii beczmse Bzsa‘:cs>m does; not move:
ff differently thai} Y°*mg‘?" €’"‘j*pE°Y€€$— *¥mQ‘*{m¥g_w that he was subiczct to :111 adverse empioymcnt
Z: Z; an zzdvwsez ehmpioymcmt action, mclmzlmg dasugplm- agiiog { diSaghm€_
’¤ ing him for fimiing regsiacenxents gm short nuiicee,
ciisciplining him for cash drawer shofcagcs, and Absent direct evidence of {imcrimiuatian,
gm, warning him before a tobacco sting. He ;>r0— ADEA, ADA, and MHRA ciaims am subject I0
‘ vides no evidence of spccifmc cvcms when younger review wager the M¤Dmme1Z Dmggias burden shift-
ezmpiuyaas were treated tfiffiarentiy- T}mS, wiwiie ing framework. M’cD0nm;·E£ Hauglas Corp. v. Green,
we must view the facts in a Eight most favorable E0 411 [RS, T92, 802 (1973); Chmmbem v. Metro. I’mp.
Bauccm, "mere aiiegafivns vvhich we rmt suv & Cas. Im. Cn., 3531 F.3d< 848, 855 (Sah Ci:. 2003);
parsed with specific facts are not Siwugh $0 Wit}? {Amgen z;. 2%/aiemus a’,`:;., S4? E?.3d 685, 588 (Sth Cir.
f_Z-jj stand {ai m<>ré<2·¤" for sumnlawiudgmeah Klein v. 2002)- Under this mz, me employee beam me
M'cG0w¢w, [Y"? EW?) H 46,2},7} 193 F-gd 705. 709 initiai burden 10 prove ;-1 prima facie: case of dis-
{igih CW1999)- _ _ criminaticzz. As em element of Bzm<;0m’s prima
r¤~ <><>N<¤wSr<>N §§L‘10Z5E,EE“;Y§d§;Tt ?ESf§$§;F$C§E£;?§hH€§2;
Egagcgm {Egg to Set {Org, facts dcmonsgmmg hg he suffered an adverse ezmploymmt action. CPzam~
Sl1ff€I'E}d an acivmsa employment action. `Wc thczrw b€’$· 35} F-Bd at SSS? L0?%é’€*¢» gi? F-gd 3K 688-
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gufnnlayy judgnqgnt U§()t_i9¤_ Bgcziuggg {hg €k¤;I·n€n{ t.h€H shifts H) ¥.h€ €H]p1Gy€[` {O HYtiC£11Rt€ Ei
of adverse empioyment action is qiigpggirjvg gg gg mate, H0nc!.isc:’in1inat01‘y reason for its actimm.
T all caf Baucomks ckaims, we racer! not aridrcss his M¢D gz; mmagnmg m—gum€m;S_ 568 (ggggggx, {yy? {;_5_ at picycr articulatcs a Eegitimatec mason for its a 323-33 tions, the ba1rc¥ LAY, Ch_CuitJudgc’c0nmmHg‘ ixgvlghgt emp¥0yc1’ s jusmipaucn as prcteax
’--_· ` I agree with the: maj0rii*y’s decision to affmn aha U . _
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Q ---' . aH of Bauc0m’s claims. However, I disagree with Smphjylimm action "vhm`? mgm 155 FE) é; mngtbk?
f' the conclusion that Baucom was not subject to an déimgc Hi dumx QT wmakmg Cmdmqns ; {2) Cori;
adverse Cmpluymgm action pursuant {O his ciajms SUU,lHI?g 8. materml. emplogfment dxmiadvjaxxtaga.
my age and disabiiity [1iS¤ram1.¤3u¤¤ under mg M“””’”g ‘”·,M“'°· L”°*""”*~‘· C?-· bw-; E3? md $3**
if AQHA, ADA1 and MHRA} Holidayg mgucdcn Of 692 (Sth Cm 1997); Regarfiuxg tins segonci :210-
`_i:· Baucc»m‘s hours, coupicd wizh Bz1u<:0m’s EnabiH-ty gmmf. Wérmgg _&?3£’ _lF;§?mn§H?q’4CutS in my
2 m mgm;y émsg cvenims pay, C-mums im m‘;“"’ ‘*“f "h"{’g‘f*? "* 3‘{f"“‘ M1 ““f‘?*°*'““*’
¤ Gmwm ph§i§iJ;i‘“ E§F,£2“’y“iH“§3E;“Zi§ZE`
B:zuc<>m’s age and disahiiity discriminaiicm ics, Inc., US F,3é HH}, ION;} {Sth Cir. 1999}. Given
`Z dajms faii, however, because Bauccxm does nu; the record, the only real issue before. thc court is
I aliegee facts sufficient to esmbiish as {mma. facie; whether Bau·;t0m’s reducéon in hours, Iizst from
.. case for riisrsriminaiion under each mspcctiveé stm- Augusé 2{X}24 E0 November 2002, and shun {mm
-, utc. Spacifiualiy, Ransom does noi prove, as a january 2003 through january EGG4, arnoumss to
j_ necessary element of MS age: discriminaiiem HH ac§v<2rss:a:n;>!4>yrne11t action.
fg- 3 Rzzggardizag i§a¤c<:m’s rctaéiaticn claims umivr the ABBA, §"Iha demsitiun testimony of Baie Bamtkel e~<~;t·ai>ii$}1<-9* thai;
j AEBA, and MHRA, I agree witix the rzzazjurity Lfzai Eaazc0m's Bauc0:¤'sh:>s1mw&rc cut in2t“202 “{t.lc>w;»1r<§s:h I'i'T§JI’%§ll¢?lI1d?$ and pw: perfcmxamce review do mat, as as smhicr y{;ear." ‘~:’ieewing me e=vialazxc;a in thee iight moss favombiee {aw
of {aw, camstimte am zxzlvérsc empluyrmznt acisimz. Bzzucom, I wi?} assiume, for gszzrposcs of summary yxrigmcrsz,
thai. Bzzucomk; firs? 21Hvg<¤ · gan in August, 2€}O2.
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