Casey McDowell Is a Senior Vice President of the Dynamic

Casey McDowell is a Senior Vice President of the Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Company. Casey receives a salary of $249,000, plus bonuses and stock options. She has just been notified by the HR department that she will have to retire when she turns 65 next year. Casey will receive an annual pension of $166,000. She has known about the mandatory retirement policy but she feels it is unfair because her division met or exceeded all of its goals last year and she is as productive as she has ever been.

A) Casey can file a complaint under the ADEA because mandatory retirement at age 65 is now considered age discrimination.
B) Casey can file a complaint under the ADEA because she is neither a police officer nor a firefighter, for whom mandatory retirement is permitted under the ADEA.
C) Casey cannot file a complaint under the ADEA because mandatory retirement at age 65 is permitted for high-level employees with substantial executive authority if the individual will receive a company pension of $44,000 or more.
D) Casey cannot file a complaint under the ADEA because mandatory retirement at age 65 is permitted for high-level employees with substantial executive authority if the individual is paid a salary of at least $100,000.