Gomez-Perez v. Potter

Summary

The Court holds that the federal-sector provision of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) prohibits retaliation against federal employees who complain of age discrimination. In relying on precedent interpreting similar anti-discrimination statutes (Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park and Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education), the majority reasoned that the statutory phrase 'discrimination based on age' encompasses retaliation.