Legal Opinion
Sperling v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided April 30, 1996No. Civ. Action 85-2138 (HAA)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
This is a putative class action brought by former employees of Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. (“Roche”), alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.
On February 4, 1984, Roche discharged or demoted approximately 1,100 employees pursuant to a reduction in force (“RIF”), known as Operation Turnabout. Based on Roche’s conduct during the RIF, Richard Sperling, one of the employees and a named plaintiff in this case, filed an age discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) on…
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