· 3/12/1980
Dennis FISHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROCTER & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant
Citations
- 613 F.2d 527
- 22 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 356
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 19702
- 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 30,757
How courts have described this case
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- \there is no evidence in the record to show that the seniority system had 'its genesis in racial discrimination' or that it was negotiated and maintained for any 'illegal purpose' \
- African-Americans assigned to least desirable positions in plant, while white assigned to more desirable position despite less seniority
- “[Where an entire promotion system is challenged on the basis that it operates to hold plaintiffs ‘in lower echelons,’ the 180 day statutory period is inconsequential in determining the admissibility of prior discriminatory acts.”
- “there is no evidence in the record to show that the seniority system had ‘its genesis in racial discrimination’ or that it was negotiated and maintained for any ‘illegal purpose’ ”
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Judges: Thornberry, Gee, Hatchett
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