Legal Opinion
Blim v. Western Electric Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1984No. 80-1973PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
Eight individual plaintiffs brought this action against Western Electric alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). Prior to 1974 all eight plaintiffs were section chiefs at Western’s Oklahoma City office. Due to a reduction in work force during 1974 and 1975 they were demoted to nonsupervisory positions. Beginning in October 1976, Western began to increase the number of section chiefs through promotions and re-promotions of previously demoted supervisors. No plaintiff has been repromoted to section chief except Mr. Kinghorn who was repromoted on March 21,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by29 opinions
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