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GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS, INC. v. CLINE
Supreme Court of United States (2004) | 540 U.S. 581; 124 S.Ct. 1236; 157 L.Ed.2d 1094
TL;DR: An employer offered retiree health benefits only to workers over 50. Employees aged 40-49, who were also in the ADEA's protected class, sued. The Court held the ADEA does not prohibit "reverse" age discrimination that favors older workers over younger ones.
Legal Significance: The case establishes that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a one-way street: it only prohibits discrimination against older workers in favor of younger ones, not preferential treatment of older workers over younger ones (so-called "reverse" age discrimination).