Federal Employees Can Stop Age Bias Outside Court: Solicitor

Federal employees can tap into several mechanisms outside of court to challenge age-related policies, practices, actions, or statements that could lead to discrimination, the U.S. Solicitor General told Supreme Court justices. But the attorney for a federal employee charging age discrimination says federal law exists to fill the gaps of these measures for victims of bias.

The Supreme Court asked for parties in a case that reckons with the scope of the federal law that protects against age discrimination to explain the remedies a federal employee can take under the existing system. Solicitor General Noel Francisco provided a detailed list ...