Babb v. Wilkie

Decided April 6, 2020. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 18-882 · 589 U.S. 399 · Cited 279 times

The plain meaning of 29 U. S. C. §633a(a), the federal-sector provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, demands that personnel actions be untainted by any consideration of age, but but-for causation is important in determining the appropriate remedy that may be obtained.

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