Curto v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.

This case presents two important questions under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-34 (1976 & Supp. II 1978). We must decide what the time limit is for filing an age discrimination complaint under the ADEA with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (“EEOC”) in a state which provides an administrative remedy for age discrimination, and to what extent a complainant must cooperate with the state administrative agency in order to preserve his or her right to file suit under the ADEA. While the issues…