Lower Court Holding
Decision of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
On May 14, 2001, 30 police officers and public safety dispatchers — all over the age of 40 and all employed by the Defendants — filed suit pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). They claimed injuries as a result of an allegedly age-discriminatory performance pay plan implemented by the Defendants in order to grant substantially larger salary increases to police officers and public safety dispatchers under the age of 40. The plan was implemented by the Defendants on October 1, 1998, and revised by the Defendants on March 1, 1999. Under the plan, those officers and dispatchers…
