United States Seventh Circuit

When an individual claimant-shareholder enjoys the opportunity for shared control of a closely-held corporation (including profit-sharing opportunities), he or she is treated as a bona fide employer (not an employee) for purposes of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/28/2002
• Decided 03/05/2003
• Published 03/05/2003

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gary R. Garretson (Argued), Morris, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael T. Reagan (Argued), Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, Ottawa, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.