Ruby EDWARDS, Appellant, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF the CITY OF NORTON, VIRGINIA, Appellee

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• reversing district court’s limitation of damages and finding that the plaintiff’s one-year contract without tenure, “while significant in other contexts, do not control the right to reinstatement or the duration of a Title VII back pay award”
• Title VII plaintiff who proves intentional discrimination need not prove continuing property interest in job to recover backpay until reinstatement
• Title VII plaintiff who proves intentional discrimination need not prove continuing property interest in job to recover backpay until reinstatement
• “An improperly dismissed employee may not remain idle and recover lost wages from the date of discharge.’’

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