1.Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., 557 U.S. 167 (S. Ct. 2009) and answer the following questions:

a. Do you agree with the dissent that the majority opinion in Gross completely alters the burden-shifting framework adopted in Price Waterhouse?

b. Is the Gross opinion likely to make recovery by employees more difficult in age discrimination cases, as many commentators have suggested?

c. Appellate court decisions subsequent to Gross have drawn a distinction between a burden of proof, which does not shift, and a burden of production, which does. In your opinion, what is the difference, and how is it relevant to the employee's age discrimination case?