Researching By Topic. 2 Assignment To: Summer Associate From: Senior Partner We represent Fitness for Life (“FOL”), a family fitness gym. A 60 year old.

Researching By Topic

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Assignment

To: Summer AssociateFrom: Senior Partner We represent Fitness for Life (“FOL”), a family fitness gym. A 60 year old

employee took a leave of absence. A new person was assigned to her position. When she returned, she assigned to a new position which involved a transfer to another gym. She complained this was not an equivalent position. She was subsequently terminated. She is suing FOL in NY federal court claiming it violated the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) and that she was terminated in retaliation. FOL claims her position was equivalent and that she was terminated because of poor performance.Please prepare a memo on ADEA claims and what FOL will need to show to prove it did not violate the ADEA.

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Research Plan

• What is the issue?- sub-issues?

• What is your jurisdiction?

• What is the best way to approach this research question?

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Lexis Advance™

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Create a Case File

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Browsing Topics

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Research Options

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Get Topic Documents

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Searching for Statutes

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Statutes -TOC

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Statutes – Case Notes

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Topic listed above HNs

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Shepard’s® to Find More Authority

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Shepard’s® Filters

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Shepard’s® Filters

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Additional Search Options

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Additional Searches

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History

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Summary

• Browse Topics• Sample Assignment• Topical Research

–Browse Topics–Get Topic Documents–Statutory Research

• Find More Authority• Shepard’s• Additional Search Options• History• Customer Support