Court OKs $258K jury award in GNC suit alleging age-based discipline

Santos Andujar managed a GNC store for 13 years before the company fired him at age 57, according to court documents. Andujar allegedly received below passing marks on his performance evaluations for four years in a row and failed to make improvements within the timeframe allotted. When GNC replaced him with a man in his twenties, Andujar sued and a jury awarded him more than $258,000 in back pay, front pay and emotional damages.
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