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THOMPSON v. CHRYSLER CORP.

Nos. 76-1542, 76-1543.

569 F.2d 989 (1978)

Annie THOMPSON, on her own behalf and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHRYSLER CORPORATION and J. J. Ricardo et al., Defendants-Appellees (two cases).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 26, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith D. Doran, Birmingham, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Carin Ann Clauss, Associate Sol., U. S. Dept. of Labor, Jacob I. Karro, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae.

Thomas G. Kienbaum, Dickinson, Wright, McKean, Cudlip & Moon, John A. Stevens, Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before EDWARDS, CELEBREZZE and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

The narrow question in this consolidated appeal is whether Chrysler violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, and a comparable Michigan statute by requiring the plaintiff to retire before her 65th birthday.

The plaintiff Annie Thompson was involuntarily retired by Chrysler at age 55, after 31 years as an employee. This action was based on "special early" provisions of a pension...

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