TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 8, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for federal employees 40 and older to sue for age discrimination in a decision handed down Monday, the Associated Press reports. The justices ruled 8-1 that federal workers have a lower hurdle to overcome than counterparts in the private sector. However, the court made it clear that an employee could not expect to win back pay or the promotion sought if discrimination was not the key factor in the employment decision. The decision came in the case in which Chief Justice John Roberts, a 65-year-old baby boomer, invoked the "OK, boomer" meme during arguments in January.  Read more in the Times Free Press.