Joanne Zippittelli's Violation Of Age Discrimination In Employment Act

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This case is about a JC Penny Employee that demanded her employer for discriminatory actions against her based on age discrimination. Zippittelli alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Joanne Zippittelli, one of four women applying for the same position and manager James Johnson interviewed each candidate, who determined that the four candidates were qualified being trained and competent for the job. James Johnson placed third among the fourth seeking for the position and brought up the finding to his superior that time; J. C. Penny Company recruited Cruikshank as Shift Operations Manager. Suspecting not been selected for promotion, Zippittelli attributed the age and spoke with her supervisor about

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