Legal Opinion
Richard T. Kopec v. City of Elmhurst, a Municipal Corporation, and Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of Elmhurst
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 1999No. 98-2858PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
At age 45, Richard Kopec sought to become a full-time police officer for the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst. The city declined to hire him, explaining that he had failed an oral interview. Kopec filed suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (the “ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., contending that the real reason for the city’s refusal to hire him was his age. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Elmhurst, concluding that the express terms of 29 U.S.C. § 623(j) retroactively exempted the city from the ban on age…
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