Legal Opinion

William E. BING, for Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Et Al., Defendants-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 15, 1973No. 72-2565PublishedCited by 188 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

In this Title VII action we are presented with the problem of how to provide a remedy for employees who suffered the ill effects of discrimination that resulted from Roadway’s “no-trans fer” rule. 1 2 The trial court gave relief by enjoining future discrimination, ordering the issuance of a notice that required all discriminatees to come forward and present their claims, declaring that five blacks should be hired as road drivers with seniority to date from their first application for the job, and denying back pay for all concerned. From this decree plaintiff appeals,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 587, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8460 United States of America v. Georgia Power Company, Charles King v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Jacksonville Terminal Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  5. Quarles v. Philip Morris, IncorporatedDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1968

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3Cited by188 opinions

  1. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  4. Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976

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