Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 5, 1990No. 86-1226PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from an action by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) against Westinghouse Electric Corp. based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (1982 & Supp. V 1987), which prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of age with respect to an employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, id. § 623(a)(1). Following a bench trial, the district court found that Westinghouse had willfully violated ADEA through the use of discriminatory severance plans, and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. BettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. United Air Lines, Inc. v. McMannSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Robert R. Henn v. National Geographic SocietyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  5. 27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1665, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,423, 3 Employee Benefits Ca 1058 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. MCI International, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
  3. Knight v. GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
  4. Lynch v. JP Stevens & Co., Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
  5. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hugin Sweda, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1990

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