By Paul Galligan and Meredith-Anne Berger
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eyfarth Synopsis: The Third Circuit has shaken up long-standing precedent and created a split among the circuits, such that now employers should not only evaluate its employment decisions for the effect on individuals over forty and under forty, but within subgroups of those over forty as well.
Last week, in Karlo v.
Continue Reading Third Circuit Plays the “Top Fifty” Hits, Allows ADEA Claim for Employees Fifty and Over
By Steve Shardonofsky and Tiffany T. Tran
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a somewhat rare interlocutory appeal, the Fifth Circuit reviewed and reaffirmed a 40-year old case holding that emotional distress and punitive damages are not available under the ADEA. This decision rejected the EEOC’s own interpretation and is welcomed news for employers doing business in the Fifth Circuit because damages
Continue Reading Fifth Circuit Protects 40-Year-Old Case and Affirms ADEA Limits On Recoverable Damages