Legal Opinion
James D. Minch, Richard A. Graf, and Richard Cosentino v. City of Chicago, Donald Drnek v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 5, 2004No. 02-2587PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
In 1996, Congress restored to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) an exemption permitting state and local governments to place age restrictions on the employment of police officers and firefighters. See 29 U.S.C. § 623(j) (1994 & Supp V 1999). Four years later, the Chicago City Council exercised its authority under this exemption to reestablish a mandatory retirement age of 63 for certain of the City’s police and fire-fighting personnel. Police officers and firefighters who were subject to the age restriction filed two suits asserting in…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. ThurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Kimel v. Florida Board of RegentsSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bragdon v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- James D. Minch and Richard A. Graf v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Correa-Ruiz v. FortunoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- Davis v. Indiana State PoliceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Medical Mutual v. Abbvie Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
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