U.S. High Court Issues Split Ruling On Federal Sector Age Bias Provision

Mealey's (April 6, 2020, 11:06 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal sector provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) requires a but-for cause for certain relief such as hiring, reinstatement and back pay but makes available other remedies where age bias “played a lesser part,” a split U.S. Supreme Court ruled April 6, remanding the case before it for a determination on what relief may be appropriate in a case by a Veterans Affairs employee (Noris Babb v. Robert Wilkie, No. 18-882, U.S. Sup.)....