A federal appeals court ruled in favor of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Friday in a case alleging age discrimination by Baltimore County, which requires newly hired, older employees to make higher pension contributions than their younger counterparts.
The decision, handed down in an eight-page ruling, overturns an earlier ruling for the county and sends the lawsuit back to U.S. District Court, where a judge will reconsider the issue. The outcome could force the county government to restructure its retirement system.
