What Is Pippin Vs Burlington, Was This Age Discrimination?
Case Study
Khadijah Williams
Independence University
Dr. George Ackerman
MAN224
9/12/14
Summary Case #4
Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company employed Paul Pippin as a senior engineer when Burlington began a reduction in face (RIF). Burlington sought to retain employees whose past performance reports and skills sets matched Burlington’s future needs. Burlington fired Pippin, who was fifty-one years old. Fourteen out of nineteen employees fired in the RIF were over age forty. In the ranking before his firing, Pippin ranked last among thirteen senior engineers. In previous rankings, he was in or near the bottom half of his peers. Pippin sued Burlington, claiming age discrimination. Was this age discrimination?
The answer is no. I really
Khadijah Williams
Independence University
Dr. George Ackerman
MAN224
9/12/14
Summary Case #4
Burlington Resources Oil and Gas Company employed Paul Pippin as a senior engineer when Burlington began a reduction in face (RIF). Burlington sought to retain employees whose past performance reports and skills sets matched Burlington’s future needs. Burlington fired Pippin, who was fifty-one years old. Fourteen out of nineteen employees fired in the RIF were over age forty. In the ranking before his firing, Pippin ranked last among thirteen senior engineers. In previous rankings, he was in or near the bottom half of his peers. Pippin sued Burlington, claiming age discrimination. Was this age discrimination?
The answer is no. I really