BFOQ Defense Trumps The EEOC - Summary Judgment Entered Against The Commission

On September 13, 2012, Judge Ed Kinkeade of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted the Defendant’s motion for summary judgment in EEOC v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 06-CV-1732 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 13, 2012), on the EEOC’s allegations of age discrimination in violation of the ADEA. Judge Kinkeade considered a plethora of motions, including motions to strike expert witnesses, a motion to extend a deadline, and summary judgment motions from both the EEOC and the Defendant. Perhaps most significant to readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog, however, is Judge Kinkade’s reasoning in rejecting the EEOC’s allegations of age discrimination.

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