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09-3714, 09-3923 & 10-1060 Opp v. Office of the State’s Attorney of Cook County
Employment ADEA; state attorneys Assistant State’s Attorneys are appointees on the policymaking level and therefore are not within the coverage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. “The appellants contend that Assistant State’s Attorneys merely implement policy actions on behalf of the State’s Attorney. We disagree. An Assistant State’s Attorney carries out po[...]
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