Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 17, 1985No. 84-518PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The issue is whether a federal statute generally requiring federal firefighters to retire at age 55 establishes, as a matter of law, that age 55 is a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for nonfederal firefighters within the meaning of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 81 Stat. 602, as amended, 29 U. S. C. §621 et seq. (ADEA or Act).
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Congress enacted the ADEA “to promote employment of older persons based on their ability rather than age; to prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in employment; [and] to help employers and workers find ways of meeting problems arising…
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- Arritt v. GrisellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Johnson v. Mayor and City Council of BaltimoreDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1981
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