Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Johnson & Higgins, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 8, 1996No. 1208, Docket 95-6216PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the “ADEA” or “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., is applicable to a firm’s mandatory retirement policy for its Board of Directors where the directors are also full-time employees of the firm. Defendant-appellant Johnson & Higgins, Inc. (“J & H”) appeals from a July 7, 1995, order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Leonard B. Sand, Judge) granting summary judgment in favor of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) based on…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. ManhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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