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Re: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NIH

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From: Dr Love
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 00:00
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an175779@anon.penet.fi (Mark Keller) wrote:
>
>I am in the preliminary stages of planning a federal class action lawsuit
>against NIH on behalf of YOUNGER RESEARCHERS.
>
>NIH Rules specifically exclude researchers at or below the rank of
>Assistant Professor from sitting on study sections.
>
>For this purpose, I am compiling a list of names, addresses and
>telephone numbers of YOUNGER RESEARCHERS who are either:
>         1) Below the age of 45
>     or  2) Below the rank of Assistant Professor
>     or BOTH 

I don't beleiev it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of academic rank..
The rank is just NIH's way of saying "Winners comments only please".
I don't like it either, but I don't think it will hold up in court.

Just my two cents.
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From: Dr Love <JL@srv0.med.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NIH
Date: 1995/06/28
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