Two former Detroit Tigers scouts have sued the club, alleging age discrimination over their terminations after the 2020 season.
Gary Pellant and Randall Johnson filed the suit last week in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claiming a shift toward analytics was accompanied by a \"false stereotype\" that older scouts lacked acumen for newer scouting tools.
They claim wrongful termination and post-termination employment interference in violation of the Age Discrimination and Enforcement Act of 1967 and violations of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, a Michigan law that took effect in 1977. They also alleged disparate treatment age discrimination and/or disparate impact age discrimination in violation of the Elliott-Larsen act.
They asked for back pay, front pay, and compensatory and punitive damages.
Via Associated Press