Context: In the 2004 decision General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline, the U.S. Supreme Court settled a conflict among the lower courts over the viability of so-called reverse age discrimination claims under the ADEA. Reverse age discrimination involves claims by younger employees who allege they have been discriminated against because of their youth.

The Court distinguished age discrimination from other forms of discrimination such as race and sex discrimination. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race and sex. Although the original purpose of Title VII was to protect racial minorities and women, it has been interpreted to include all race discrimination claims, whether asserted by racial minorities or whites, as well as all sex discrimination claims, whether made by women or men. Not so with age discrimination claims.

Assignment: Review the opinion of the court (Links to an external site.)in the cline case, and using what you have read thus far in the course share whether you agree or disagree with the court.

Also, assume that the court erred in its opinion what steps can Congress take to resolve this matter?