· 6/19/1981
Joseph Foster v. Albert Gueory, Ronald Dorsey, and Rudolph J. Thornton v. Local 2311 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Citations
- 655 F.2d 1319
- 211 U.S. App. D.C. 89
- 31 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1507
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 12154
- 26 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 7
- 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 31,899
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- holding that vicarious exhaustion was appropriate for untimely filed claims when the “principal functions of the EEOC filing requirements, ... notice and to permit possible conciliation!,]” had been served by an earlier timely filed claim
- holding that \the appellants have asserted claims of racial discrimination that are so similar to those asserted by the original plaintiffs that no purpose would be served by requiring appellants to file independent racial discrimination charges with EEOC\
- holding that “the appellants have asserted claims of racial discrimination that are so similar to those asserted by the original plaintiffs that no purpose would be served by requiring appellants to file independent racial discrimination charges with EEOC”
- applying the single-filing exception where similarly situated litigants alleged the same discriminatory treatment as the basis of their claims, making two EEOC charges redundant
- applying the single-filing exception where similarly situated litigants alleged the same discriminatory treatment as the basis of their claims, making two EEOC charges redundant
- allowing vicarious exhaustion in a claim brought pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Judges: Peck, MacKinnon, Wilkey
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