E.E.O.C. v. ARAMARK CORP., INC.

Nos. 99-5125 & 99-7042.

208 F.3d 266 (2000)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. ARAMARK CORPORATION, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara L. Sloan, Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was Philip B. Sklover, Associate General Counsel.

Leslie Robert Stellman argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant Rebecca L. Fennell.

Ronald S. Honberg was on the brief for amicus curiae The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

Ronald S. Cooper argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellees Aramark Corporation, Inc. and Aetna Life Insurance Company.

Phillip E. Stano was on the brief for amici curiae the Health Insurance Association of America, the Equal Employment Advisory Council, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and the American Council of Life Insurance.

Before: WILLIAMS, RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

Claiming a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, appellants challenge an employee benefit plan that provides twenty-four months of long-term disability benefits for persons suffering from mental or psychological disabilities but a longer period of benefits for those with physical disabilities. Because the employer adopted the plan prior to the ADA's enactment and because...

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