Legal Opinion
Kerrigan v. Fair Employment Practice Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 27, 1979No. Civ. 16344PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, J.
After practicing law in the Midwest for 20 years, Walter F. Kerrigan moved to California in 1971, passed the attorneys’ bar in 1973, and soon thereafter applied for a beginning position in the criminal division of the San Diego City Attorney’s office. Of the many applicants interviewed, five young attorneys were hired, but 55-year-old Kerrigan was not. Believing he was rejected as too old for the job, Kerrigan promptly filed a complaint with the California Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) alleging the city attorney had violated Labor Code section 1420.1,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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