EEOC Sues The University of Wisconsin System for Age Discrimination

:"The University of Wisconsin System violated  federal law when it refused to hire a former longtime employee because of her age,  the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit  filed today.

According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Bambi Butzlaff Voss, who  was 53 years old and subject to a layoff from her job as a Marketing and  Communications Specialist at the University of Wisconsin's Waukesha campus,  applied for six different positions with the University of Wisconsin System's  central office in Madison, including an Associate Marketing and Communications  Specialist position. Butzlaff Voss had 25 years of experience performing tasks  similar, if not identical, to the ones in the position she applied for. But,  because of Butzlaff Voss's age, the University refused to hire her. Instead, it  hired a 23-year-old candidate with less than two years of experience

Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in  Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The EEOC sued in U.S. District Court for the  Western District of Wisconsin (EEOC v. Board of Regents of the University of  Wisconsin System, Civil Action No: 3:18-cv-00602) after first trying to settle  through its conciliation process. The lawsuit asks the court to order the  University to hire Butzlaff Voss and provide back pay as well as pay liquidated  damages. The lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction prohibiting the  University from discriminating against future candidates based on their age..."
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