EEOC: Baltimore County pension policy discriminatory

A federal agency has filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Baltimore County government for requiring older employees to make higher pension contributions than its younger employees, officials said Wednesday.

In its suit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges the county and six county labor organizations discriminated against two retired employees ? Wayne A. Lee and Richard J. Bosse Sr. ? and others at least 40 years old. The agency unsuccessfully attempted to quietly negotiate with the county for more than a year before filing the lawsuit, said senior trial attorney Maria Salacuse.