Legal Opinion

James D. HODGSON, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 25, 1974No. 20-1961PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWYGERT, Chief Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Greyhound Lines, Inc., appeals from a finding that its maximum hiring age policy for applicants for the position of driver of intercity passenger buses violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. Pursuant to that policy Greyhound declines to consider applications for intercity bus drivers from those individuals thirty-five years of age or older. 2

The Government contends that Greyhound’s hiring policy violates section 4(a)(1) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 623(a)(1), which makes it unlawful “to fail or refuse to hire . .…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Mrs. Lorena W. WeeksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Celio DIAZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  3. Paul SPURLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973

3Cited by76 opinions

  1. Western Air Lines, Inc. v. CriswellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Usery v. Tamiami Trail Tours, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  3. Stanley ORZEL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CITY OF WAUWATOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Arritt v. GrisellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  5. Charles D. REICH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOW BADISCHE COMPANY and Dow Chemical Company, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978

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