Legal Opinion
Devlin v. WSi Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 28, 1993No. Civ. A. 91-13011-YPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
Discrimination based on age burdens commerce, and arbitrary age limits on employment, regardless of ability to perform work, unjustly hinder older individuals who desire to work. “In the face of rising productivity and affluence,-older workers often find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs.” 1 Consequently, Congress enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) — codified at 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-34 — to protect workers between the ages of forty and seventy…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Díaz Fontánez v. Wyndham Hotel Corp.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2001
- Christensen v. Kingston School CommitteeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
- Bennett v. City of HolyokeDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2002
- Masso v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1995
- Mullin v. Raytheon Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
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