Boss seeks 'younger direction,' gets directed to court, instead.

• Position: Legal Briefs

A 59-year-old groundskeeper worked at a Philadelphia country club for 12 years (with a clean record) until his manager told him the club wanted to "take the staff in a younger direction." He was fired and replaced with significantly younger groundskeepers. The EEOC sued on his behalf and the smoking-gun comment will likely lead to a settlement. (EEOC v. Llanerch...