Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. County of Allegheny
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 11, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-1531PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZIEGLER, District Judge.
In this action, we are asked to determine whether the avowed policy of the County of Allegheny — by which it refuses to consider applicants over the age of 35 for positions as police officers — violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). 1
The central facts are not in dispute. The County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, has for many years maintained a policy of refusing to permit individuals over the age of 35 to take the police examination, and has refused to hire such individuals as police officers. This policy is predicated on a state statute,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dothard v. RawlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. County of Los AngelesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1981
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