Reverse Discrimination Case Decision Looms In High Court; Outlook Unclear Washington

Employers may face a new type of age discrimination liability depending on the outcome of a case now pending before the United States Supreme Court.

The case involves allegations by a group of workers in their 40s that they are victims of reverse discrimination because their employer provided more general employee benefits to fellow workers age 50 and older.

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