Daniel J. GATELY, Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Et Al., Defendants, Appellants
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a preliminary injunction issued pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., prohibiting defendants-appellants Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Thomas Rapone, Secretary of Public Safety, and Francis McCauley, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Retirement Board, from enforcing the statutorily mandated retirement of members of the Department of State Police aged 55 or older. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
J.
Factual Background
In December 1991, the Massachusetts legislature enacted 1991 Mass.Acts…
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