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Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido, 17–587

Held that state and local government entities are covered by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act regardless of their size. In an age discrimination suit brought by two firefighters, a fire district argued that it was too small to qualify as an employer under the ADEA because it had fewer than 20 employees. Disagreeing, the Supreme Court concluded that the ADEA's 20-employee coverage threshold is inapplicable to states and political subdivisions. Justice Ginsburg wrote the unanimous 8-0 opinion.

Appellate Information

  • Decided
  • Published 2018/11/06

Judges

  • Ginsburg

Court

  • United States Supreme Court

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