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· 7/14/1987

Hazel H. ROBINSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 823 F.2d 793
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 9526
  • 43 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 37,272
  • 44 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 491

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  • “occasional or sporadic instances of the use of racial or ethnic slurs in and of themselves do not constitute acts of . . . discrimination”
  • “Although a plaintiff who did not apply for a position is not foreclosed from success in an employment discrimination action, in such a situation the plaintiff must establish that she was inhibited from applying because of the employer's discriminatory practices.”

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Judges: Widener, Hall, Hoffman, Eastern, Virginia

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