EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this age discrimination case, we conclude that the District Court did not err in issuing an injunction requiring the Chrysler Corporation to offer certain forced retirees “layoff status,” a status which allows an employee the possibility of recall to active duty. We, therefore, affirm.

I

In 1979 Chrysler’s management determined that a drastic reduction in its work force was necessary for the company’s survival. When its policies failed to reduce the work force sufficiently, Chrysler identified about fifty employees age fifty-five and over for a special early retirement…