EN BANC SIXTH CIRCUIT FINDS AGE DISCRIMINATION IN RETIREMENT PLAN THAT PROVIDED 'CATCH UP' PROVISIONS FOR YOUNGER DISABLED WORKERS

摘要

Overturning a panel decision, the en banc Sixth Circuit rejected a retirement plan that had a provision allowing extra service-year credits for disabled employees under retirement age but not employees over retirement age. The opinion revealed a deep confusion by the court about how retirement plans function.