| Litigants: | Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins[1] |
| Arguedate: | January 13, 1993 |
| Argueyear: | 1993 |
| Decidedate: | April 20, 1993 |
| Decideyear: | 1993 |
| Fullname: | Hazen Paper Company, et al., Petitioners v. Walter F. Biggins |
| Usvol: | 507 |
| Uspage: | 604 |
| Majority: | O'Connor |
| Joinmajority: | unanimous |
| Concurrence: | Kennedy |
| Joinconcurrence: | Rehnquist, Thomas |
| Lawsapplied: | Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 |
Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins, 507 U.S. 604 (1993),[1] was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a disparate treatment claim cannot succeed unless the employee's protected trait had a determinative influence on the employer's decisionmaking.[2]
Hazen Paper fired Biggins, 62, a few weeks before his service would have reached the required number of years for his pension to vest. Biggins sued Hazen Paper alleging a violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967.[3]