Legal Opinion
Stokes v. Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 14, 2000No. 99-1543PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge HAMILTON and Judge SMALKIN joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
Upon his 1996 layoff from Westinghouse Savannah River Company as part of a reduction in force, Robert A. Stokes was provided an option to receive a lump-sum severance payment or a special retirement option, but not both. After electing the special retirement option, Stokes filed this action, contending that he was illegally denied a severance benefit in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment…
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