Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 29, 1983No. 83-5008PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “the Commission”), appeals an order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granting summary judgment to defendant-appellee, Westinghouse Electric Corporation (“Westinghouse”). Appellant brings this action on behalf of 65 employees and contends that Westinghouse violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1976), by denying Layoff Income and Benefits to its employees aged 55 and older…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Delaware State College v. RicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. BettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Tom Cooney, Jr. v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  3. Cipriano v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  4. Farris v. MoeckelDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
  5. Cipriano v. Board of Education of City School District of City of North Tonawanda, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986

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