24 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1010, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,267 Ruth S. Lamb v. Scripps College, Ruth S. Lamb v. Scripps College

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

This action challenges the constitutionality of a California statute which permits, without requiring, the compulsory retirement by private employers of tenured private college professors aged 65 to 69. 1 Plaintiff Ruth S. Lamb argues that the challenged statute violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment by distinguishing irrationally between tenured private college professors aged 65 to 69 and other employees, and between tenured private college professors aged 65 to 69 and those younger than 65 and older than 69. Lamb seeks reinstatement and…