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Court Rejects EEOC Class-Wide BFOQ Challenge To Mandatory Retirement Of Pilots

Mandatory retirement ages have been largely eliminated for most employees, but still continue in a handful of areas. For many years, the Federal Aviation Administration prohibited pilots over the age of 60 from flying for...more

American Samoa Government and EEOC Settle Age Discrimination Suit

U.S. Territory Will Provide Anti-Discrimination Training & Relief, Settling the Federal Agency's First Lawsuit in American Samoa - PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today...more

Has Mandatory Retirement been Banned Across Canada?

The answer to this question is, surprisingly, not clear. For Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and the Yukon, the provincial human rights legislation treats mandatory retirement as age discrimination regardless of what age it is...more