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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, * * * Plaintiff, * * v. * Case No. 05cv0287 RWT * LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, * * Defendant. * ******* MEMORANDUM OPINION The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") brings this action to challenge certain conduct of Lockheed Martin Corporation in the wake of its merger with COMSAT Corporation in 2000. The action involves two unrelated sets of claims, only one of which is at issue in the instant motions. At issue are claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, alleging that Lockheed unlawfully retaliated against a former COMSAT employee, Denise Isaac, by denying her severance benefits after she had been laid off as a result of the merger and had filed a charge of discrimination with the EEOC.1 Lockheed now moves to dismiss the retaliation claims pertaining to Ms. Isaac pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), or alternatively for summary judgment. Paper No. 13. The EEOC crossmoves for summary judgment. Paper No. 20. For the reasons that follow, this Court holds that the

The EEOC brings additional claims against Lockheed Martin, not at issue here, that allege substantive age discrimination against Jeffrey Kurland and other "similarly situated individuals." Paper No. 1,

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