Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Department of Offender Rehabilitation
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 27, 1983No. 66098PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Morgan was employed by the Georgia Department of Offender Rehabilitation (“Department”) as a correctional officer from November 1,1975, until December 31,1979. Morgan, who had turned 65 on March 17, 1979, was then involuntarily retired by the Department because of its departmental regulation requiring retirement at age 65 for those employees whose positions involved frequent and direct contact with inmates.
On January 4,1980, Morgan filed a charge of age discrimination with the Georgia Office of Fair Employment Practices (“OFEP”). A fact finding conference was scheduled…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mitchell v. ArnallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Fierer v. AsheCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Zeagler v. ZeaglerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
- McCullers v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Akin v. PAFEC Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public SchoolsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Barnes v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Perrett v. SumnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007
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