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EEOC v. State of NJ

D.N.J.October 7, 1985No. Civ. A. No. 85-2905

Case Details

Judge(s)
Barry
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
motion to dismiss
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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