Legal Opinion
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE TAX COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1988No. 87-4659PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission appeals a district court decision that the Mississippi State Tax Commission established “physical stamina and the ability to withstand stressful working conditions” as bona fide occupational qualifications under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act,1 justifying the retirement at age 60 of officers charged with enforcing the State’s highway tax laws. Because the Tax Commission did not develop, implement, and enforce minimum health and fitness standards for the retention of officers on the force, the Commission failed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Western Air Lines, Inc. v. CriswellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Heiar v. Crawford CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The City of East ProvidenceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE TAX COMMISSION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE TAX COMMISSION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI STATE TAX COMMISSION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988