Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Minnesota Department of Corrections

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Minnesota Law Enforcement Association (MLEA) appeals the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), concluding as a matter of law that MLEA’s retirement plan arbitrarily discriminates against older employees on the basis of age, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). For the reasons that follow, we agree with the district court’s conclusion and affirm its grant of summary judgment to EEOC.

I. Background

The Minnesota Department of Corrections (DOC) is a state agency that operates ten…