401 Mass. 1002

Thomas R. Bousquet vs. PolyForm Corporation.

December 10, 1987.

We adopt the uniform view taken by every Federal circuit court to decide the issue and hold that, under the Supreme Court’s decisions in Oscar Mayer & Co. v. Evans, 441 U.S. 750 (1979), and Mohasco Corp. v. Silver, *1003447 U.S. 807 (1980), construing the ADEA and the analogous provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, respectively, the timeliness of the State filing is irrelevant, and the 300-day period applies.2

Mark I. Zarrow for the plaintiff.

David A. Taiman for the defendant.

Were we writing on a clean slate, we might consider a construction of the ADEA which preserves the integrity of the State agency process rather than rendering it irrelevant at the election of the plaintiff. But in the face of the uniformity of construction of this Federal statute, we decline to do so. So with the same reservations expressed by other courts, see Ciccone v. Textron, Inc., 651 F.2d 1, 2 (1st Cir.), cert, denied, 452 U.S. 917 (1981); Anderson v. Illinois Tool Works, Inc., 753 F.2d 622, 628-629 (7th Cir. 1985); Thomas v. Florida Power & Light Co., 764 F.2d 768, 771 (11th Cir. 1985), we hold that the plaintiff’s Federal claim was timely filed. The judgment of the Superior Court is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings.3

So ordered.

Bousquet v. PolyForm Corp.
401 Mass. 1002

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Bousquet v. PolyForm Corp.
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Dec 10, 1987
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