Legal Opinion
Mount Lemmon Fire Dist. v. Guido
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 6, 2018No. 17–587PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
Faced with a budget shortfall, Mount Lemmon Fire District, a political subdivision in Arizona, laid off its two oldest full-time firefighters, John Guido (then 46) and Dennis Rankin (then 54). Guido and Rankin sued the Fire District, alleging that their termination violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), 81 Stat. 602 , as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. The Fire District sought dismissal of the suit on the ground that the District was too small to qualify as an "employer" within the ADEA's compass. The Act's controlling definitional provision, 29 U.S.C. § 630 (b),…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. WyomingSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Duke B. Kelly v. Wauconda Park District, a Local Governmental Agency of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- John Guido v. Mount Lemmon Fire DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2017
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Monclova TownshipCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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