Too Old for the Job? Sovereign Immunity, School Boards, and Age Discrimination.

Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin

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ERIC Number: EJ603261

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Publication Date: 2000

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Too Old for the Job? Sovereign Immunity, School Boards, and Age Discrimination.

Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin

American School Board Journal, v187 n4 p22-23,68 Apr 2000

In "Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents," the U.S. Supreme Court did not entirely strike down application of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967) to state and local government agencies. The Court would probably permit some types of lawsuits in federal and state courts to enforce the ADEA against school districts. (MLH)

Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Employees, Local Government, Older Workers, School Law, State Agencies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Age Discrimination in Employment Act 1967

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