E.E.O.C. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

No. 82-5083.

706 F.2d 1039 (1983)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Submitted May 5, 1983.

Decided May 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Larson, County Counsel, William F. Stewart, Chief, Labor Relations Div., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Judy Trent Ellis, E.E.O.C., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TANG and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, District Judge.


TANG, Circuit Judge.

The County of Los Angeles (the County) appeals from the district court's judgment finding the County in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., (ADEA). The central issue is whether the district court properly found that age under 35 is not a Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ) for entry level employment of deputy sheriffs and fire department helicopter pilots.

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