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Supreme Court considers effect of age bias.(Brief Article)

Women in Higher Education

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Workers who sue employers based on age discrimination do not need to prove that the discrimination was intentional, according to a recent Supreme Court ruling.

The 5-3 decision removed the requirement that employees show evidence of discriminatory intent in order to win an age discrimination suit, which was imposed in a growing number of lower federal courts.

The case before the court involved a group of police officers in Jackson, Mississippi who challenged the city's decision to give proportionately larger raises to officers who were with the force ...

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