astoria federal solimino argued april decided june respondent solimino filed charge equal employment opportunity commission eeoc alleging petitioner astoria federal savings loan association dismissed age violation age discrimination employment act age act worksharing agreement eeoc referred claim state agency responsible claims new york human rights law agency found probable cause state law believe terminated account age decision upheld administrative review rather appealing decision state solimino filed federal district age act suit grounded factual allegations considered state proceedings granted astoria motion summary judgment holding state age discrimination findings precluded federal litigation claim appeals reversed inferring age act structure legislative intent deny preclusive effect state administrative proceedings held judicially unreviewed state administrative findings preclusive effect age discrimination proceedings federal common law principles preclusion rules presumed apply absence legislative intent contrary congress need state expressly intention overcome presumption administrative estoppel clear statement requirements appropriate weighty constant values stake implied legislative repeal implicated atascadero state hosp scanlon eeoc arabian american oil morton mancari values represented lenient presumption favor administrative estoppel suitability varies according context finding estoppel case give rise implied legislative repeal thus test presumption application whether administrative preclusion inconsistent congress intent enacting particular statute university tennessee elliott age act implies filing requirements federal courts recognize preclusion state administrative findings assume possibility federal consideration state review however proceedings strictly pro forma employer likely enjoying airtight defense state administrative findings given preclusive effect provision claim consideration federal state proceedings concluded result left essentially without effect notwithstanding rule statutes read avoid rendering superfluous parts thereof administrative preclusion likewise found apply respect claims arising title vii civil rights act elliott supra held title vii provision directing eeoc accord substantial weight state administrative findings allowed something less preclusion immaterial age act lacks similar delimitation since title vii provision obvious piece evidence administrative estoppel operate title vii suit holding also comports age act broader scheme enforcement provisions although congress wisdom deciding administrative preclusion relevant determination choice plausible policy support pp affirmed remanded souter delivered opinion unanimous leonard flamm argued cause respondent brief joseph gentile amy wax argued cause pro hac vice amicus curiae urging affirmance brief solicitor general starr assistant attorney general gerson deputy solicitor general roberts robert long donald livingston gwendolyn young reams lamont white briefs amici curiae urging reversal filed atlantic legal foundation martin kaufman douglas foster equal employment advisory council robert williams douglas mcdowell briefs amici curiae urging affirmance filed new york state division human rights robert abrams attorney general peter sherwood solicitor general sanford cohen marjorie fujiki assistant attorneys general american association retired persons cathy justice souter delivered opinion question presented whether claimants age discrimination employment act age act act stat amended et collaterally estopped relitigate federal judicially unreviewed findings state administrative agency made respect age discrimination claim hold findings preclusive effect federal proceedings respondent angelo solimino worked petitioner astoria federal savings loan association almost years age dismissed position mortgage department less two weeks later march filed charge age discrimination equal employment opportunity commission eeoc worksharing agreement state agency see cfr eeoc referred matter new york state division human rights responsible preliminary investigation disposition age discrimination cases new york human rights law january hearing parties represented counsel state agency found probable cause believe petitioner terminated respondent age ruling affirmed review abuse discretion state human rights appeal board may although division appeal board entertained respondent complaint state law grounds neither party suggests elements age discrimination claim differ state federal statutes respondent seek review board decision state instead filed age act suit district eastern district new york grounded factual allegations considered state administrative proceedings district granted petitioner motion summary judgment relied heavily decision stillians iowa holding common law presumption administrative estoppel prevail virtue congress failure either language legislative history age act actually addres issue ruled accordingly determination state human rights division petitioner engaged age discrimination precluded federal litigation claim appeals second circuit reversed inferring act structure legislative intent deny preclusive effect state administrative proceedings granted certiorari resolve conflict ruling review see also duggan board education east chicago heights dist cook county eighth circuit stillians supra ninth circuit mack south bay beer distributors long favored application common law doctrines collateral estoppel issues res judicata claims determinations administrative bodies attained finality administrative agency acting judicial capacity resolves disputed issues fact properly parties adequate opportunity litigate courts hesitated apply res judicata enforce repose utah constr mining repose justified sound obvious principle judicial policy losing litigant deserves rematch defeat fairly suffered adversarial proceedings issue identical substance one subsequently seeks raise hold otherwise general matter impose unjustifiably upon already shouldered burdens drain resources adjudicatory system disputes resisting resolution see parklane hosiery shore principle holds true resolved issue equally issue decided administrative agency state federal see university tennessee elliott acts judicial capacity courts course free rein impose rules preclusion matter policy interpretation statute hand context question whether administrative estoppel wise whether intended legislature presumption holds nonetheless congress understood legislate background common law adjudicatory principles see briscoe lahue turley thus common law principle well established rules preclusion see parklane hosiery supra laboratories university illinois foundation chicot county drainage dist baxter state bank courts may take given congress legislated expectation principle apply except statutory purpose contrary evident isbrandtsen johnson interpretative presumption however one entails requirement clear statement effect congress must state precisely intention overcome presumption application given statutory scheme rules plain statement strict construction prevail protection weighty constant values constitutional see atascadero state hosp scanlon requiring plain statement intention abrogate immunity eleventh amendment otherwise see eeoc arabian american oil requiring plain statement extraterritorial statutory effect protect unintended clashes laws nations result international discord see generally eskridge public values statutory interpretation traditionally sensitive areas requirement clear statement assures legislature fact faced intended bring issue critical matters involved judicial decision bass similar superior values harmonizing different statutes constraining judicial discretion interpretation laws prompt kindred rule legislative repeals implication recognized insofar two statutes capable coexistence absent clearly expressed congressional intention contrary morton mancari possibility implied repeal cast shadow us judgment state law otherwise accorded full faith credit every within law usage courts state face found state judgments closely parallel context title vii civil rights acts stat amended et see lorillard pons enjoy preclusive effect federal courts see kremer chemical constr see also allen mccurry case contrast implicates implied repeal inapplicable judicially unreviewed findings state administrative bodies see elliott supra administrative preclusion represent independent values magnitude constancy justify protection clear statement rule although administrative estoppel favored matter general policy suitability may vary according specific context rights stake power agency relative adequacy agency procedures cf alexander pearson williams presumption thus properly accorded sway upon legislative default applying congress failed expressly impliedly evince intention issue elliott also dealt title vii test presumption application thus framed question whether common law rule preclusion consistent congress intent enacting statute see also brown felsen restatement second judgments contrast discerned othing remotely express ing congressional intent contravene common law rules preclusion quoting allen mccurry title vii found implication comprehend purpose direction eeoc accord substantial weight final findings orders made state local authorities proceedings commenced state local employment discrimination law elliott supra quoting preclude federal agency preclude federal see kremer supra duggan accordingly held district courts substantial weight standard allowed clearly something less preclusion elliott supra reach result age act carries implication federal courts recognize preclusion state administrative findings respect age discrimination claims statute contains express delimitation respect owed state agency findings filing requirements make clear collateral estoppel apply section requires state age discrimination law federal age act complainant must first pursue claim responsible state authorities filing federal oscar mayer evans provides suit may brought age act expiration sixty days proceedings commenced state law unless proceedings earlier terminated deadline filing eeoc likewise refers termination prior state administrative action providing applies uch charge shall filed within days alleged unlawful practice occurred within days receipt individual notice termination proceedings state law whichever earlier provisions plainly assume possibility federal consideration state agencies finished yet federal proceedings strictly pro forma state administrative findings given preclusive effect goes without saying complainants succeed state proceedings pursue suit federal except perhaps state remedy enforcement thought inadequate requirement claimants file state authorities federal fact intended screen federal courts discrimination complaints might settled satisfaction grievant state proceedings oscar mayer supra complainant looks federal termination state proceedings therefore ordinarily state agency held case however employer likely enjoy airtight defense collateral estoppel state agency determination merits given preclusive effect cf kremer supra insofar applying preclusion thus reduce insignificance cases federal consideration might pursued wake completed proceedings state agencies provision consideration left essentially without effect course construe statutes possible avoid rendering superfluous parts thereof see menasche age act lacks substantial weight provision title vii stressed elliott immaterial nothing talismanic language simply obvious piece evidence administrative res judicata operate title vii suit duggan supra indeed ironic section make difference statute age act insofar preclusion federal courts concerned language added title vii eeoc applying administrative preclusion giving state administrative decisions much weight affording little kremer supra similar provision unnecessary age act age discrimination claims eeoc accord came extend level deference determinations state authorities see brief et al amici curiae event fair say even without title vii substantial weight requirement found administrative preclusion context title vii also provides federal action aftermath terminated state proceedings nearly identical age act see oscar mayer supra provided yet support result thus suffices outweigh lenient presumption favor administrative estoppel holding also comports broader scheme age act provisions enforcement administrative findings respect age discrimination claims federal employees enjoy preclusive effect subsequent judicial litigation see rosenfeld department army nabors cf chandler roudebush respect title vii claims since reason believe federal enforcement agencies less competent state counterparts anomalous afford deference one indeed invite capricious anomalies well whether age discrimination claims investigated first eeoc state authorities matter complainant control see cfr whether might receive day complete jury see depend petitioner theory bureaucratic chance petitioner reading also lead disparities state state depending whether given jurisdiction age discrimination statute see moreover assumption claimants fare better federal state agencies light provision state proceedings superseded upon commencement federal action see recognition administrative estoppel induce claimants initiate federal suit earliest opportunity filing state complaint thereby defeating purpose deferral resolve complaints outside federal system see oscar mayer supra finally although wisdom congress decision according preclusive effect state agency rulings bearing upon disposition case choice plausible policy support although true duplication effort duplication need great speak agency determinations otherwise subjected judicial review reading statute provide second chance prove claim even state administrative findings may entered evidence trial see chandler supra also may well congress thought state agency consideration generally inadequate insure full protection age discrimination employment case new york division human rights ruled respondent merits appeared amicus behalf highlighting shortfalls procedures resources see brief new york state division human rights amicus curiae alternatively denying preclusive effect agency determination congress eliminated litigation otherwise result state state case case whether agency fact act ed judicial capacity afforded parties adequate opportunity litigate utah constr justify application normal rule favor estoppel reasons district grant petitioner motion summary judgment erroneous grounds stated judgment appeals affirmed case remanded district proceedings consistent opinion ordered