“Early Retirement” Program Discriminates On Basis Of Age
JUNE 28, 1999 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 52 Beginning in 1970, the Gary, Indiana public school system was faced with a major problem. Student enrollment was declining rapidly (the number of students was to drop by one third in the next fifteen years), and the school system found itself laying off teachers and administrators. In 1982, […]
California Ordered To Defend Disability Payment Structure
JUNE 7, 1999 VOLUME 6, NUMBER 49 Federal law (the Age Discrimination in Employment Act–the ADEA) prohibits discrimination “against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual’s age.” The law specifically protects all employees over age 40. Recently, the California Public Employees Retirement System (“CalPERS”) was […]