Catherine, aged 59, was employed as a make-up artist with a local department store. The company hired a new manager. He fired Catherine and gave her job to Katrina, age 42. Catherine is alleging age discrimination.

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Catherine can claim age discrimination even though her replacement was a member of the protected class. Age discrimination does not require that the individual who replaces the discriminated employee is not a member of the protected class. In this case, Catherine was fired and her job was given to a younger employee, which can be seen as evidence for age discrimination.

Catherine, Aged 59, Was Employed as a Make-Up Artist with a Local