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Parties Involved:
AT&T
Appellee
Wilma M. Pennington-Thurman
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 10-1529

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Wilma M. Pennington-Thurman, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the

* Eastern District of Missouri.

AT&T, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellee. *

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Submitted: August 2, 2010

Filed: August 11, 2010

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Before BYE, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Wilma Pennington-Thurman appeals the district court’s1

 adverse grant of

summary judgment on her claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

(ADEA). Upon de novo review, see Sutherland v. Mo. Dep’t of Corr., 580 F.3d 748,

750 (8th Cir. 2009), we agree with the district court that a release of claims--including

ADEA claims--signed by Pennington-Thurman complied with the requirements of 29

U.S.C. § 626(f), that Pennington-Thurman’s waiver of claims was knowing and

voluntary, and that the release was therefore enforceable. See 29 U.S.C. § 626(f)

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The Honorable Frederick R. Buckles, United States Magistrate Judge for the

Eastern District of Missouri.

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(listing specific requirements for waivers of rights or claims under ADEA);

Warnebold v. Union Pac. R.R., 963 F.2d 222, 223-24 (8th Cir. 1992) (affirming

summary judgment for employer on involuntarily terminated former employee’s

discrimination claims; agreeing with district court that former employee’s waiver of

claims was knowing and voluntary where release was written in clear and

unambiguous language and was supported by consideration). Accordingly, we affirm. 

See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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