Legal Opinion
Ahlmeyer v. Nevada System of Higher Education
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 2009No. 06-15654PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA, Circuit Judge:
Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., to promote the employment of older persons and prohibit arbitrary discrimination by employers based on age. See 29 U.S.C. § 621(b). Congress crafted a detailed administrative scheme with complex enforcement mechanisms to accomplish these goals. When a district court dismissed Linda Ahlmeyer’s ADEA claim because it was barred by the Eleventh Amendment, Ahlmeyer moved to amend her complaint so she could vindicate the same alleged wrong — workplace discrimination based on her age —…
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