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Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

U.S. Supreme CourtOctober 18, 2010No. 09-1449Cited 1 time

Case Details

Judge(s)
Consideration, Petitions, Took
Status
Published
Procedural Posture
Reversed and remanded from Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit
Federal Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Outcome

The Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit's decision, holding that the ADEA's reasonable factor other than age (RFOA) defense requires employers to prove by clear and convincing evidence that age was not a motivating factor in employment decisions, and remanded for further proceedings.

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