Filed Date: Nov. 17, 2004
Closed Date: 2007
Clearinghouse coding complete
On November 17, 2004, employees of Best Buy Co. filed a complaint against their employer in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs alleged that Best Buy had discriminated against employees on the basis of their age, and that such action constituted a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") of 1967, 29 US.C. § 621. Specifically, the plaintiffs contended that Best Buy had engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination whereby they used performance plans, job assignments, ratings, quotas, rankings or other measures to pressure its older employees and other similarly situated employees to quit and/or to justify their terminations.
The plaintiffs also contended that Best Buy had discriminated with respect to training opportunities and job assignments, such as by giving younger employees the opportunity to learn new technology and assigning those employees to positions where they could utilize that new technology, while channeling many of the older employees into positions involving older technology which was becoming obsolete. They asked the court for back pay plus benefits, as well as reinstatement at their old positions or a comparable financial award.
The plaintiffs never sought class certification in the case at hand, and they could not reach a settlement agreement when they tried in 2006. The court (Judge Michael J. Davis) ultimately dismissed the case with prejudice on June 12, 2007.
Summary Authors
Julianne Nowicki (7/25/2010)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4675285/parties/hall-v-best-buy-company-inc/
Boylan, Arthur J. (Minnesota)
Davis, Michael James (Minnesota)
Boehmke, Julie L. (Minnesota)
Brandt, Craig A. (Minnesota)
Crone, Kari Thoe (Minnesota)
Boylan, Arthur J. (Minnesota)
Davis, Michael James (Minnesota)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4675285/hall-v-best-buy-company-inc/
Last updated Jan. 13, 2024, 3:05 a.m.
State / Territory: Minnesota
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Private Employment Class Actions
Key Dates
Filing Date: Nov. 17, 2004
Closing Date: 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Older employees of Best Buy Co. that had suffered from age discrimination at Best Buy
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Best Buy, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender: