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EEOC Proposes New Rule Relating to Age Discrimination Claims

Last week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking setting out a definition of “reasonable factors other than age”  for purposes of defending against disparate impact discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”).  These proposed regulations (following up on prior regulations proposed in 2008) reflect the holdings ...