Early Retirement Incentive Program Violates ADEA: Eighth Circuit | Practical Law

Early Retirement Incentive Program Violates ADEA: Eighth Circuit | Practical Law

In EEOC v. Minnesota Law Enforcement Assoc., the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an early retirement incentive program arbitrarily discriminated against certain older employees in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), and did not fall within the ADEA's safe harbor.

Early Retirement Incentive Program Violates ADEA: Eighth Circuit

Practical Law Legal Update 7-507-2352 (Approx. 4 pages)

Early Retirement Incentive Program Violates ADEA: Eighth Circuit

by PLC Labor & Employment
Published on 15 Aug 2011USA (National/Federal)
In EEOC v. Minnesota Law Enforcement Assoc., the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an early retirement incentive program arbitrarily discriminated against certain older employees in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA), and did not fall within the ADEA's safe harbor.