The Hazen Paper Co.v.Biggins case is an important one in the area of reductions in force since the Supreme Court held that there is no disparate treatment under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when the factor motivating an employer is some feature "other than an employee's age."

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The Hazen Paper Co. v. Biggins case is an important one in the area of reductions in force since the Supreme Court held that there is no disparate treatment under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when the factor motivating an employer is some feature "other than an employee's age." In this case, the employee claimed that he was fired in order to prevent his pension from vesting, rather than for a bona fide reason. The Supreme Court was asked to determine whether a firing decision based on number of years served is "age-based."