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“the adea targets discrimination against employees who fall within a protected age category, not employees who have attained a given seniority status”
182 citation events (8 in the last 25 years) across 50 distinct courts.
Negative lean: 4th  ·  Positive lean: 2nd, 11th, 7th, 10th, 5th, 3rd
Strongest positive: Kreimeyer v. Hercules Inc. (utd, 1994-07-28) · Strongest negative: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CLAY PRINTING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee (ca4, 1992-03-02)
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1982 2004 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 36 distinct citers. How cited ↗
examined Cited "but see" EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CLAY PRINTING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee (3×)
4th Cir. · 1992 · signal: but see · confidence high
As the Seventh Circuit stated in Metz, "[c]ourts have ... emphatically rejected business practices in which 'the plain intent and effect ... was to eliminate older workers who had built up, through years of satisfactory service, higher salaries than their younger counterparts.' " Id. at 1206 (quoting Leftwich v. HarrisStowe State College, 702 F.2d 686 , 691 (8th Cir.1983); see Abbott v. Federal Forge, Inc., 912 F.2d 867, 875 (6th Cir.1990) (seniority is illegitimate basis for employment decisions when it adversely affects older employees); Jardien v. Winston Network, Inc., 888 F.2d 1151, 1157-…
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Kreimeyer v. Hercules Inc.
D. Utah · 1994 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
the adea targets discrimination against employees who fall within a protected age category, not employees who have attained a given seniority status
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Popko v. City of Clairton
W.D. Pa. · 1983 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
(i)t is beyond peradventure that (the act) in fact covers reduction-in-force cases.
discussed Cited "see" Ferguson v. Waffle House, Inc.
D.S.C. · 2014 · signal: see · confidence high
O’Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp., 56 F.3d 542, 548-549 (4th Cir.1995), rev’d on other grounds, 517 U.S. 308 , 116 S.Ct. 1307 , 134 L.Ed.2d 433 (1996); Black’s Law Dictionary, 460 (6th Ed.1990) (citing State v. McClure, 504 S.W.2d 664, 668 (Mo.Ct.App.1974)); see Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 130 (5th Cir.1981), ce rt. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982). .
discussed Cited "see" Marshall v. AT & T MOBILITY
D.S.C. · 2011 · signal: see · confidence high
O’Connor v. Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp., 56 F.3d 542, 548-549 (4th Cir.1995), rev’d on other grounds, 517 U.S. 308 , 116 S.Ct. 1307 , 134 L.Ed.2d 433 (1996); Black’s Law Dictionary, 460 (6th Ed. 1990) (citing State v. McClure, 504 S.W.2d 664, 668 (Mo.Ct.App.1974)); see Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 130 (5th Cir.1981), ce rt. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982). 14 .
cited Cited "see" Chacko v. Texas a & M University
S.D. Tex. · 1997 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Hernandez v. Exxon Corp.
S.D. Tex. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" Valle v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.
S.D. Miss. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120 , 130-81 n. 17 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982). 9 Nor does Valle present evidence of adverse employment decisions with regard to other employees that tends to show unlawful discrimination in Valle’s case.
cited Cited "see" Brooks v. New Hampshire Supreme Court
1st Cir. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Merski, 121 N.H. 901 , 437 A.2d 710, 715 (N.H.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Melton (2×)
Colo. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See People v. Gomez, 632 P.2d 586 (Colo.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Oynes
Colo. Ct. App. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See People v. Gomez, 632 P.2d 586 (Colo.1981) (no “search” where officer standing on entrance walkway looked through curtain opening into motel room), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982); People v. Donald, 637 P.2d 392 (Colo.1981) (no “search” where officer standing on common entrance viewed illegal activity in apartment through a window).
cited Cited "see" Patton v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
S.D. Tex. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120,129 (5th Cir.1981), cert, denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Humphreys v. Medical Towers, Ltd.
S.D. Tex. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Aikens v. Banana Republic, Inc.
S.D. Tex. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Wen-Hsien Lo v. Federal Deposit Insurance
S.D. Tex. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982). 10.
cited Cited "see" Anderson v. HCA Deer Park Hospital
S.D. Tex. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982). 8.
cited Cited "see" People v. Bell
Colo. Ct. App. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See People v. Gomez, 632 P.2d 586 (Colo.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" Cook v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
S.D.N.Y. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir. Unit B 1981) (“ADEA mandates that an employer reach employment decisions without regard to age”), cert. denied, *826 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" MacHakos v. Meese
D.D.C. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 130 (5th Cir.1981), ce rt. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982) (“[T]he evidence must lead the factfinder reasonably to conclude [that age discrimination occurred].” (Emphasis added).
discussed Cited "see" Dorothy E. Dreyer and Naomi D. Strayer v. Arco Chemical Company, a Division of Atlantic Richfield Company
3rd Cir. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir.1981), ce rt. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982); see also Massarsky v. General Motors Corp., 706 F.2d 111 , 118 n. 13 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 464 U.S. 937 , 104 S.Ct. 348 , 78 L.Ed.2d 314 (1983) (nature of plaintiffs showing depends on circumstances of the case); Thompson, Houserman & Jordan, Age Discrimination in Reduction-in-Force: The Metamorphosis of McDonnell Douglas Continues, 8 Indus.Rel.L.Rev. 47, 57-58 (1986).
cited Cited "see" Reed v. Signode Corp.
D. Conn. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Defendants’ Memorandum at 13, citing Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir. 1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Michael L. (2×)
Cal. · 1985 · signal: accord · confidence high
Ct. (1979) 197 Colo. 38, 46 [ 589 P.2d 924 ], italics added; accord People v. Gomez (1979) 198 Colo. 105, 111 [ 596 P.2d 1192 ], cert. den. (1982) 455 U.S. 943 [ 71 L.Ed.2d 655 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 ]; People ex rel.
discussed Cited "see" Oxman v. WLS-TV
N.D. Ill. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
McDonnell Douglas, 411 U.S. at 802 n. 13, 93 S.Ct. at 1824 n. 13; see Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120 , 129 n. 12 (5th Cir.1981) (modifying test in ADEA “reduction-in-force” case), cert, denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Matthews v. Allis-Chalmers
N.D. Ill. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 128 (5th Cir.1981), ce rt. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
cited Cited "see" 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 832, 31 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,516 William Massarsky and Gertrude Massarsky, His Wife, in No. 82-5176 v. General Motors Corporation, a Corporation of the State of Delaware, in No. 82-5177
3rd Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 123 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
cited Cited "see" Massarsky v. General Motors Corp.
3rd Cir. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 123 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Brook v. City of Montgomery, Ala.
M.D. Ala. · 1996 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 130 (5th Cir. Unit B 1981) cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982) (citing as an example of direct evidence a scrap of paper on which is written “Too old-Lay Off”); Simmons v. McGuffey Nursing Home, Inc., 619 F.2d 369, 371 (5th Cir.1980) (remark that board wanted younger man did not indicate that the plaintiff was terminated because of his age).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Richard Ludovicy v. Dunkirk Radiator Corporation
2d Cir. · 1990 · signal: see also · confidence low
See 29 U.S.C. § 631 (a); see also Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120 , 130 n. 17 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Harry Kast v. Fulton Industries, Inc.
6th Cir. · 1988 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982). 24 The plaintiff in such reorganization cases must come forward with additional direct, circumstantial, or statistical evidence that age was a factor in his termination in order to establish a prima facie case.
cited Cited "see, e.g." Eivins v. Adventist Health System/Eastern & Middle America, Inc.
D. Kan. · 1987 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Poklitar v. CBS, INC.
S.D.N.Y. · 1987 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Williams v. *1029 General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129-30 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982); Meschino v. International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., 563 F.Supp. 1066, 1069-71 (S.D.N.Y.1983).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Earl HOLLEY, Appellee, v. SANYO MANUFACTURING, INC., Appellant
8th Cir. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
We agree with the Sixth Circuit that “[t]he mere termination of a competent employee when an employer is making cutbacks due to economic necessity is insufficient to establish a prima facie case of age discrimination” and that the “plaintiff in such reorganization cases must come forward with additional * * * evidence that age was a factor in his termination in order to establish a prima facie case.” 8 LaGrant v. Gulf & Western Manufacturing Co., Inc., 748 F.2d 1087, 1090-91 (6th Cir.1984); see also Hedrick v. Hercules, Inc., 658 F.2d 1088, 1094 (5th Cir.1981) (prima facie ADEA reducti…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Charles LaGRANT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GULF & WESTERN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee
6th Cir. · 1984 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982). *1091 The plaintiff in such reorganization cases must come forward with additional direct, circumstantial, or statistical evidence that age was a factor in his termination in order to establish a prima facie case.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Air Line Pilots Association, International v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., Harold H. Thurston and Nicholas Vasilaros, Defendants- Intervenors Harold H. Thurston, Christopher J. Clark and C. A. Parkhill, Plaintiffs- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. And Air Line Pilots Association, International
2d Cir. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129-30 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982); EEOC v. TWA, 544 F.Supp. 1187, 1218 (S.D.N.Y.1982). 61 Nor does our holding result, as ALPA argues, in the elimination of mandatory retirement before age 70.
cited Cited "see, e.g." Air Line Pilots Ass'n International v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
2d Cir. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Williams v. General Motors Corp., 656 F.2d 120, 129-30 (5th Cir.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982); EEOC v. TWA, 544 F.Supp. 1187, 1218 (S.D.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." People v. Sporleder (2×)
Colo. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., People v. Gomez, 632 P.2d 586 (Colo.1981), cert. denied, 455 U.S. 943 , 102 S.Ct. 1439 , 71 L.Ed.2d 655 (1982); Charnes v. DiGiacomo, supra; People v. Weisenberger, supra. In our opinion the defendant’s privacy expectation, when measured against this dual standard, qualifies for constitutional protection under Article II, Section 7 of the Colorado Constitution.
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Williams
v.
General Motors Corp.
No. 81-1092.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Feb 22, 1982.
455 U.S. 943
Cited by 1 opinion  |  Published
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Citer courts: W.D. Pennsylvania (1) · D. Utah (1)

C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied.