DEFERRAL STATE

deferral state.Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), a state that has its

own anti-discrimination legislation and enforcement mechanism, so that the time to file a federal

lawsuit  under  the  ADEA  is  postponed  until  state  remedies  have  been  exhausted.  [Cases:  Civil

Rights    1507.C.J.S. Civil Rights §§ 159, 165.] [Blacks Law 8th]