The Supreme Court ruled on June 19 that it is an employer's responsibility to prove that an employee was laid off for reasons other than age.

Interpreting the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the court held that an employer bears "both the burden of production and the burden of persuasion" for the "reasonable factors other than age."

The decision was handed down in Meacham vs. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, 06-1505.

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