Legal Opinion
Knight v. Georgia
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 1993No. 92-8206PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case poses the question of whether a Georgia law requiring state police officers to retire at age 55 should be deemed “a subterfuge to evade the purposes of [the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634].” We hold that the law, O.C.G.A. § 47-2-223(c), is not a “subterfuge” within the meaning of ADEA § 4<j)(2), 29 U.S.C. § 623(j)(2), and thus is exempt under § 4(j) from the ADEA’s general ban on mandatory retirement rules. We therefore reverse the ruling of the district court denying the State of Georgia’s motion for summary…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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