· 4/10/1997
Gwendolyn WARD, Appellant, v. the PROCTER & GAMBLE PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY, Appellee
Citations
- 111 F.3d 558
- 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 6605
- 70 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 44,741
- 73 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1182
- 1997 WL 166236
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- holding that employees who both participated in an argument were not similarly situated because their offenses resulting from the argument were quite different
- finding that the plaintiff and another employee “were not similarly situated because their offenses were quite different”
- finding no disparate impact where plaintiff who slapped co-worker’s back was disciplined more severely than fellow employee who grabbed co-worker’s finger
- employee terminated for striking a co-worker
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Judges: Arnold, Magill, Sachs
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