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· 3/24/1993

Geneva Butts v. The City of New York Department of Housing Preservation and Development

Citations

  • 990 F.2d 1397
  • 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 5819
  • 61 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 42,146
  • 61 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 579
  • 1993 WL 85026

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that “the continuous violation exception applies only where discrimination is accomplished through a specific policy or mechanism”
  • stating that district courts may not hear Title VII claims that do not meet Section 2000e-5’s requirements
  • stating that \continuous violation exception applies only where discrimination is accomplished through a specific official policy or mechanism\
  • stating that “due to the very nature of retaliation, the principle benefit of EEOC involvement, mediation and claims of conciliation, are much less likely to result from a second investigation”
  • noting that with regard to claims of retaliation, \we have relaxed the exhaustion requirement based on the close connection of the retaliatory act to both the initial discriminatory conduct and the filing of the charge itself\
  • stating that vague charges insufficient to support different later claims

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Judges: Mahoney, Meskill, Walker

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