Age Discrimination Claim Dismissed in Golf Pro Case

A federal judge in the District of Connecticut has a granted a town’s motion for summary judgment, effectively dismissing a claim of age discrimination brought by a golf professional whose contract was not renewed.   Central to the ruling was the fact that the golf pro, who replaced the plaintiff, was younger and received twice the base salary of the plaintiff.   The impetus for the litigation may have been a decision by the Town of Trumbull’s golf commission to put the job of the