AND · 29usc623:protected-age
The age floor comes from §631, not §623. A comparator or replacement may itself be over forty; substantially younger is the relevant inference, not membership outside the protected class.
Exact element source
because of such individual's age;Source:
docroot/ir/usc/title29.jsonl#title29_sec623; Unicode character offsets [293:326] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d7414b39849853d6a6068539da731f835b09d9f238c028f95f2d0dd04fb6f667.Routes and case patterns
| Route | Definition | Merits instance blocks | Distinct merits cases | Examples (up to 3 cases per count group) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _whole accepted; 6 observed cases | The element is decided as a whole: the reasoning turns on no narrower doctrinal sub-question that distinguishes it from any other application of this element. | 6 Satisfied 6; not satisfied 0; excluded context 0 | 6 | Jardin v. CoxCom, LLC — 320 F. Supp. 3d 373 (2018) · United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island · 2018 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) · applied/merits · counted Kitchen v. BASF — 343 F. Supp. 3d 681 (2018) · United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas · 2018 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) · applied/merits · counted Williams v. Temple Univ. Hosp., Inc. — 345 F. Supp. 3d 590 (2018) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania · 2018 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) · applied/merits · counted |
How courts decided this element
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Pattern | Exact source quotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardin v. CoxCom, LLC — 320 F. Supp. 3d 373 (2018) · United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island · 2018 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Age forty or older | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: conceded | 53-year-old facilities technician; class membership conceded for the motion | Mr. Jardin was 53 years old when he was terminated;Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_320.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/320/0373-01; Unicode character offsets [979:1030] (end exclusive); SHA-256 3880383b0cbf8c64d3e26aee378796f1c7a16868ce8be0315ee37595393d4faa. |
| Kitchen v. BASF — 343 F. Supp. 3d 681 (2018) · United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas · 2018 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Age forty or older | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: conceded | employee over 55 at discharge; age not disputed | At the time of his termination, Kitchen was over the age of 55.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_343.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/343/0681-01; Unicode character offsets [4852:4915] (end exclusive); SHA-256 7cc7b8c9b26cb0ba8ad72244bfe2e18a14f2eccb20f1570fdeb46e90c7c3e404. |
| Williams v. Temple Univ. Hosp., Inc. — 345 F. Supp. 3d 590 (2018) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania · 2018 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Age forty or older | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: conceded | 61-year-old, oldest employee in the department; age element unchallenged | Plaintiff was 61 years old at the time, the oldest employee in Temple's linen department.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_345.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/345/0590-01; Unicode character offsets [1217:1306] (end exclusive); SHA-256 2c040a7faa7b2bf3812085889f85d0698b55b28046d019258c005b9a4fb7b6c1. |
| Boney v. Trs. of Cape Fear Cmty. Coll. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 756 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina · 2019 — satisfied · pleaded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Age forty or older | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: pleaded | worker-over-forty | As for Cape Fear's amended motion to dismiss Boney's ADEA claim, Boney was 62 years old when she resigned.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [13075:13181] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b.Thus, she was a member of a protected group under the ADEA.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0756-01; Unicode character offsets [13216:13275] (end exclusive); SHA-256 d34a63d183d80fb2c19dc9a41bf3601341def518ba0d37633d93bd0afbfaa53b. |
| Richardson v. Astec, Inc. — 366 F. Supp. 3d 983 (2019) · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee · 2019 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Age forty or older | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: conceded | worker-over-forty | Richardson was seventy years old when Astec terminated her.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0983-01; Unicode character offsets [12642:12701] (end exclusive); SHA-256 58eda9414a4fe9f2012d19b3411a56611a06836293a830dc45acfba99af15f94.The parties do not dispute that Richardson is a member of a protected class, that she suffered an adverse employment action, or that she was qualified for the position she held.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f_supp_3d_366.jsonl#/f-supp-3d/366/0983-01; Unicode character offsets [33413:33590] (end exclusive); SHA-256 58eda9414a4fe9f2012d19b3411a56611a06836293a830dc45acfba99af15f94. |
| Eggers v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. — 899 F.3d 629 (2018) · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018 — satisfied · conceded (29usc623: author: Flash2 · QA: FIX (Fable, neov2/cases/TRIAGE-Flash.md)) | Age forty or older | satisfied Counted merits instance applied / merits basis: conceded | worker-over-forty | In 2005, Richard, then age 61, applied to work at Wells Fargo.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_899.jsonl#/f3d/899/0629-01; Unicode character offsets [277:339] (end exclusive); SHA-256 9855b8d0892e09e81320ba71b6518dbad8a641e88d89836ea5969498f0266b79. |
Court interpretations
interpretation
The ADEA protects workers 40 years of age and older from age-based employment discrimination.
Wrolstad v. CUNA Mutual Insurance Society — 911 F.3d 450 (2018) · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018 (29usc623: author: Astra4 · QA: PASS (QA2, neov2/qa/wave2-cases-QA2-crosscheck.md))
The ADEA protects workers 40 years of age and older from age-based employment discrimination.Source:
docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_911.jsonl#/f3d/911/0450-01; Unicode character offsets [9406:9499] (end exclusive); SHA-256 97257ab311a87aaf0349728d2a81d41258a880a37fd76ec64f8b0cd257d6efbc.The age floor comes from §631, not §623. A comparator or replacement may itself be over forty; substantially younger is the relevant inference, not membership outside the protected class.