Supreme Court of California

California's Fair Employment and Housing Act's prohibition against age discrimination in employment does not extend to the furnishing of employee benefits such as educational assistance, and an employer need not ignore an employee's age in deciding whether to fund his or her education.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/24/2002
• Published 06/24/2002

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Dale M. Fiola, Dale M. Fiola, Mark Boling, Danville, Roger McCaffrey, William M. Pate, Ken R. Easey;  Quackenbush & Quackenbush and William C. Quackenbush, San Mateo, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• La Follette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler & Ames, La Follette, Johnson, De Haas, Fesler, Silberberg & Ames, Alfred W. Gerisch, Jr., Dorothy B. Reyes, David J. Ozeran, Michelle M. Wolfe, Los Angeles;  and Richard Ettensohn, Brea, for Defendant and Appellant and for Defendants and Respondents.