Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kentucky State Police Department

Outcome

The EEOC prevailed in its challenge to Kentucky State Police's mandatory retirement policy at age 55 as violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The court awarded back pay and other relief to officers mandatorily retired under the policy, with the statute of limitations tolled to January 1, 1979 based on the employer's failure to post required ADEA notices and affirmative misleading conduct.