USCA 10: Hour Cuts Not Adverse Actions

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that a mere reduction of hours does not constitute an adverse employment action to sustain a discrimination claim. In Baucom v. Holiday Companies, Inc., No. 05-1393, 11/10/2005, John Baucom, a 68-year-old convenience store assistant manager, suffered from chronic beck and heart problems. Baucom alleged that his employer reduced his hours to get him to quit because of his age. Baucom also alleged that his manager called him "a slow old man and said his grandmother could move faster and she has been dead for over seven years," a...