Legal Opinion
William Howe v. City of Akron
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 17, 2015No. 14-3352, 13-4172, 13-4268PublishedCited by 347 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
In 2004, Defendant-Appellant City of Akron administered promotional examinations for firefighters for the ranks of Lieutenant and Captain. The Plaintiffs-Appel-lees are Akron firefighters who took the examinations, but were not promoted. They filed this lawsuit, alleging that the promotional process disparately impacted firefighters over the age of forty in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., and Ohio Revised Code §§ 4112.02, .14, and .99. In addition, they allege that the Lieutenant promotional process…
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