Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cosmair, Inc., L'OreaL Hair Care Division

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 16, 1987No. 86-1806PublishedCited by 123 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Cosmair, Inc. appeals the issuance of a preliminary injunction requiring it to continue severance pay and medical insurance coverage promised to an employee in exchange for a release of Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and other claims. Cosmair stopped performing its part of the bargain when the employee filed a charge of age discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). We modify the injunction in part, and, as modified, affirm.

I. Factual Background

Robert Lee Terry was Central Texas Sales Representative for the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Oscar Mayer & Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Town of Newton v. RumerySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Shell Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Rush Pettway and Peter J. Wrenn v. American Cast Iron Pipe CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by123 opinions

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