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Supreme Court· 1/11/1982

Chardon v. Fernandez

Citations

  • 454 U.S. 6
  • 102 S. Ct. 28
  • 70 L. Ed. 2d 6
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 140

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a wrongful termination claim accrued at the time the plaintiff received notice of the termination, not at the time of the termination itself
  • holding that discriminatory act occurs on the date an employee is notified of an impending discharge rather than on the date employment ends
  • holding that the plaintiffs employment discrimination claim accrued when “the operative decision was made—and notice given—in advance of a designated date on which employment terminated”
  • holding that the applicable limitations period begins to run when notice of termination was given, and not on the date when employment actually terminated
  • holding that the “proper focus is on the time of the discriminatory act, not the point at which the consequences of the act become painful”
  • holding that § 1981 claim accrued when professor was denied tenure, not when his employment was later terminated in consequence of the denial

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Judges: Stevens, Marshall, Brennan

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