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Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts vs. Feeney, 442 U.S. 256

PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF MASSACHUSETTS et al., Appellants, v. Helen B. FEENEY, 442 U.S. 256

442 U.S. 256 | 1979-06-05

PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF MASSACHUSETTS et al., Appellants, v. Helen B. FEENEY.

442 U.S. 256 (99 S.Ct. 2282, 60 L.Ed.2d 870)

PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR OF MASSACHUSETTS et al., Appellants, v. Helen B. FEENEY.

No. 78-233.

Argued: Feb. 26, 1979.
Decided: June 5, 1979.

Syllabus

During her 12-year tenure as a state employee, appellee, who is not a veteran, had passed a number of open competitive civil service examinations for better jobs, but because of Massachusetts' veterans' preference statute, she was ranked in each instance below male veterans who had achieved lower test scores than appellee. Under the statute, all veterans who qualify for...