Legal Opinion
Duke B. Kelly v. Wauconda Park District, a Local Governmental Agency of the State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1986No. 85-2390PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Duke Kelly, alleges that the Wauconda Park District fired him because of his age in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq. The district court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss, finding that the Wauconda Park District was not an “employer” as defined by the ADEA. The district court determined that in passing the 1974 amendment to the ADEA adding states and state political subdivisions to the ADEA Congress did not intend to expose government employers to broader coverage than that of…
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