Supreme Court Declines to Decide if ADEA Covers Job Applicants

The Supreme Court on Oct. 7 left in place an appeals court decision that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) does not apply to job applicants who allege a hiring policy adversely impacts older workers. As a result, many job applicants face an uphill climb in court when arguing that they've been discriminated against based on age. The Supreme Court declining review does not mean it has weighed in on the merits of lower court rulings. It often denies review because a split in authority on a legal issue hasn't yet arisen among the appeals courts.