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· 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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