Legal Opinion
Auerbach v. Board of Education of Harborfields Central School District
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 12, 1998No. 1540, Docket 96-9197PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge.
We are called upon in this case to determine the validity of an early retirement incentive plan for teachers employed at a Long Island, New York, school district. The critical question is whether the plan discriminates against older teachers in a manner that violates federal law prohibiting discrimination in employment on account of age. Age discrimination law has not been tried and found wanting, but rather has been tried and found difficult to construe as Congress wants. Because the federal courts have not successfully construed this statute, they must, in the…
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