Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 19, 1975No. 73-1543PublishedCited by 2,501 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*455Mb. Justice: Blackmun
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case presents the issue whether the timely filing of a charge of employment discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), pursuant to § 706 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 259, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e-5, tolls the running of the period of limitation applicable to an action, based on the same facts, instituted under 42 U. S. C. § 1981.
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Petitioner, Willie Johnson, Jr., is a Negro. He started to work for respondent Railway Express Agency, Inc., now, by change of name, REA Express, Inc.…
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