3rd Circuit: Virgin Islands’ Retirement Contribution Increase Is Not Biased

Mealey's (February 20, 2019, 1:43 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A mandatory increase to retirement contributions of employees with 30 or more years of service if they chose not to retire within a set time period did not constitute age discrimination because the increase was not based on the employees’ age, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled Feb. 19, affirming a trial court ruling against a class of employees and in favor of the government of the Virgin Islands (Marie Bryan v. Government of the Virgin Islands, Naomi Clarke Thomas v. Government of the Virgin Islands, No. 18-1941, 3rd Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 4816)....