Law360, New York (October 05, 2007, 12:00 AM ET) -- In a decision deemed as affirmation that mandatory retirement plans at law firms are not immune from age discrimination laws, Sidley Austin LLP has agreed to pay $27.5 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that 32 former partners were forced out because of their age.
Judge James B. Zagel of the Northern District of Illinois approved a consent decree on Thursday between the international law firm and the EEOC under which Sidley Austin was enjoined from using age as a factor...
Sidley Austin To Pay $27.5M To End Age Bias Suit
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