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EEOC v. State of NJ
D.N.J.October 7, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 85-2905
Defendant WinState of New Jersey Division of State Police
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Barry
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- motion to dismiss
- State
- New Jersey
- Circuit
- 3rd Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Age Discrimination
Outcome
The court denied the EEOC's application for a preliminary injunction against New Jersey's mandatory retirement age of 55 for state police officers, finding the state established a valid BFOQ exception under the ADEA based on evidence that substantially all persons over 55 cannot safely perform state police duties.
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