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Supreme Court Rejects "Mixed-Motive" Burden-Shifting Under The ADEA
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Daniel J. Venditti

in "mixed-motive" cases under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA") 2 had adopted ... rejected that burden-shifting approach in "mixed-motive" ADEA cases, holding that an employer ... VII. Although the Civil Rights Act also amended the ADEA, Congress did not add a provision ...

Articles - 2009-11-02 00:00

Defending ADEA Disparate Impact Claims Just Got Tougher
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Kevin B. Leblang; Robert N. Holtzman

and over who are protected under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the "ADEA ... with in defending against disparate impact claims under the ADEA. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory ... the ADEA and state law. With respect to the disparate impact claim, the plaintiffs alleged that, regardless ...

Articles - 2008-11-01 00:00

Issues & Overview Butterflies And Group Goodbyes: Are Your ADEA Releases In RIFs Enforceable After Smith?

the federal circuits as to whether the ADEA permits disparate impact claims. Unlike disparate treatment, ... discriminatory intent. In Smith , the Court held that the ADEA authorizes disparate impact claims, albeit ... or older. Several of the older officers filed suit under the ADEA alleging both disparate treatment ...

Articles - 2005-07-01 00:00

Second Circuit Affirms Jury Verdict For Age Discrimination Claim Based On Disparate Impact Theory Under The ADEA
Proskauer
Howard L. Ganz; Ed Cerasia II; Allen Fagin; Rosetta Ellis

in Employment Act ("ADEA"). The claim was based on their employer's involuntary reduction ... impact claim, arguing that such a claim is not cognizable under the ADEA. Id. at *15. The district ... that disparate impact claims are viable under the ADEA. E.g., Smith v. Xerox Corp ., 196 F.3d 358, 364 (2d ...

Articles - 2004-10-01 00:00

High Court Rules Employers Can Discriminate Against Younger Workers
Winston Strawn LLP
Julia Lapis Blakeslee

favorably and, as such, reverse age discrimination lawsuits cannot be brought under the ADEA ... on account of their age, in violation of the ADEA.Cline's position was particularly compelling because ... granted relief under the ADEA for reverse age discrimination.The District Court held that the ADEA ...

Articles - 2004-04-01 00:00

Supreme Court Lowers Employees' Burden To Prove Age Discrimination, Allows Disparate Impact Claims
Holland & Knight LLP
Todd D. Steenson

for age discrimination under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Smith v. City of Jackson , No. 03-1160 (March 30, 2005). The Court ruled that employers can be held liable under the ADEA ... employees. The issue the Supreme Court had to decide is whether the ADEA prohibits only intentional age ...

Articles - 2005-07-01 00:00

EEOC Retiree Medical Exemption Invalidated
Day Pitney LLP
David P. Doyle

Act ("ADEA"). The Program, as is the case with most employer-provided retiree medical ... at age 65), and that the Program therefore violated the ADEA. The Third Circuit agreed ... decided that the only practical way for them to avoid liability under ADEA for their retiree medical ...

Articles - 2005-07-01 00:00

Employers Considering Reductions In Force May Need To Reexamine Waiver Disclosures
Davis & Gilbert LLP
Gregg A. Gilman; Corey S. Biller

in Employment Act (the "ADEA"). If your company does not include selection criteria for a program-wide ... under the ADEA. Requirements For A Valid Release In 1990, Congress enacted the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (the "OWBPA") as an amendment to the ADEA. The OWBPA resolved ...

Articles - 2005-11-01 00:00

Recent Court Decisions Require Greater Focus On Release Agreements And RIFs
Arent Fox PLLC
Michael L. Stevens

Under The ADEA Before separation agreements are even provided to departing employees, ... Discrimination in Employment Act (the "ADEA"), the federal law that prohibits discrimination based ... confirmed that the ADEA permits employers to make differentiations if they are based on reasonable factors ...

Articles - 2005-11-01 00:00

Whether In NCAA Basketball Or The EEOC's Administrative Process, A Charge May Be A Matter Of Perspective
WolfBlock
Thomas H. McDonough

out of FedEx in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. ... what constitutes a charge under the ADEA. The ADEA provides that an individual who believes ... with an administrative agency before bringing suit as required by the ADEA. One, plaintiff, however, completed an EEOC ...

Articles - 2008-04-01 00:00