Legal Opinion
Tony QUINONES, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. CITY OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1995No. 94-3060, 94-3206PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Until 1993 an exception to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) permitted state and local governments to set a maximum age at which they would hire firefighters. 29 U.S.C. § 623(j) (repealed effective December 31, 1993), 630(j). Evanston, Illinois, elected not to use that privilege, and in 1989 it hired Tony Quinones, then 39, as a paramedic in its fire department. Other employees of the department receive pensions when they retire; Quinones will not, because ■ Evanston does not make pension contributions for firefighters 35 or older when hired. When…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Gregory v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by38 opinions
- Mary Jo C. v. New York State and Local Retirement System et ano.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
- Barber Ex Rel. Barber v. Colorado Dept. of RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
- State of Illinois v. City of Chicago, Illinois, and City of Gary, IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- T.B. ex rel. Brenneise v. San Diego Unified School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.