Legal Opinion
W. B. COKE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 7, 1980No. 77-2874PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 [ADEA], 29 U.S.C.A. §§ 621-34 (West 1975) (amended 1978), an aggrieved employee may commence suit against his employer for age discrimination only upon filing a notice of intent to sue with the Secretary of Labor within 180 days after the occurrence of the alleged unlawful act.1 This appeal presents two questions about the meaning and nature of this notice requirement. We are asked to determine on what date the alleged unlawful act triggering the running of the notice requirement occurs when an employer, following…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Mansfield, Coldwater & Lake Michigan Railway Co. v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Oscar Mayer & Co. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Glus v. Brooklyn Eastern District TerminalSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Witherell v. WeimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
- W. B. COKE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Hiram AMBURGEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORHART REFRACTORIES CORPORATION, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Naton v. Bank of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Harold R. PRICE, Appellant, v. LITTON BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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