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Case Name	EEOC v. UBS BRINSON INC et al	EE-NY-0178
Docket / Court	1:02-cv-03748-RMB ( S.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against UBS Brinson, Inc. and UBS AG in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in May 2002. The complaint alleged that the defendants, institutional asset managers, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ( ... read more > The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against UBS Brinson, Inc. and UBS AG in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in May 2002. The complaint alleged that the defendants, institutional asset managers, violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) when they required employees who would become redundant after a merger to sign releases giving up their right to sue under the ADEA. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, which was granted in January 2003. The EEOC appealed the district court's decision, but it withdrew the appeal in November 2003. This case was related to a private suit, 1:02-cv-03745 (S.D.N.Y. May 16, 2002). Justin Kanter - 08/06/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Pay / Benefits

Discrimination-basis

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	UBS Brinson, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2003
Case Ongoing	No

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	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach Date: Apr. 1, 2001 By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School Faculty) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:02cv3745 (S.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0178-9000.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/29/2004
03-6078-cv (U.S. Court of Appeals) EE-NY-0178-9002.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/15/2006

General Documents

Complaint EE-NY-0178-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/16/2002
Decision and Order [Granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss] (2003 WL 133235 / 2003 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 570) (S.D.N.Y.) EE-NY-0178-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 01/15/2003

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