Benny is 57 years old and is employed by the state as a school bus driver.He has an exemplary record,with no accidents in the past 27 years.Tom,aged 31,replaces Benny.Benny intends to file a discrimination claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.If Benny lives in a state that has not waived sovereign immunity,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
A) Benny has a valid claim and can sue the state because he can establish all of the elements of a prima facie case.
B) Benny cannot file a claim for age discrimination under the ADEA because he is a state employee.
C) Benny is a state employee and must file his claim pursuant to the Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act.
D) Benny does not have a claim for age discrimination under the ADEA as he was replaced by an employee who is older than 30.

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Answer: B. Benny cannot file a claim for age discrimination under the ADEA because he is a state employee.

Explanation:

Based on the information given in the question, since Benny lives in a state that has not waived sovereign immunity, thus simply means that Benny cannot file a claim for age discrimination under the ADEA because he is a state employee.

Eben though the Age Discrimination in the Employment Act protects workers that are 40 years and above and Benny is 57 years, it should be noted that in the states whereby sovereign immunity hasn't been waived, the state employees cannot due their employers as they're barred from doing so.

Therefore, the correct option is B.

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