Legal Opinion
Dale J. Thomforde v. International Business MacHines Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 16, 2005No. 04-1538PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Dale Thomforde appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) on Thomforde’s discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634 (2000). Because the release of claims signed by Thomforde as part of IBM’s involuntary termination program did not satisfy the statutory waiver requirements of the Older Workers Benefits Protection Act (OWBPA), 29 U.S.C. § 626(f) (2000), we reverse.
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Thomforde worked for IBM as an engineer from 1973 to 2001. In 2001, as part of a reduction…
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