Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 4, 1993No. 92-1696PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Senior Circuit Judge.
Massachusetts requires state and local officials and general employees who are seventy years old or older to take and pass a medical examination as a condition of continued employment. The issue on this appeal is whether such a requirement violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 81 Stat. 602, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. (1990). We hold that it does.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
- Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. ThurstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Daniel J. GATELY, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Et Al., Defendants, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Vote Choice, Inc. v. Joseph Distefano, Etc., Elizabeth Leonard, Vote Choice, Inc. v. Joseph Distefano, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Johnson & Higgins, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Commonwealth of Virginia v. BrownerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Lot 5, Fox Grove, Alachua County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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