Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. Board of Trustees of Purdue University
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2006No. 79S05-0508-CV-354PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 79A05-0411-CV-591
BOEHM, Justice.
We hold that units of state government with twenty or more employees are subject to the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and therefore are not governed by the Indiana Age Discrimination Act. We also hold that there is no private civil damage remedy under the Indiana Age Discrimination Act.
Facts and Procedural History
Purdue University employed Michael Montgomery from 1973 until he was terminated in 2002 at the age of 57 or 58. In May 2003, Montgomery sued Purdue’s Board of Trustees…
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