Legal Opinion
Dr. Sara SHERKOW, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF WISCONSIN, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 20, 1980No. 79-2247PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, District Judge. *
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court awarding the plaintiff back pay, equitable relief, attorneys’ fees, and costs in a sex discrimination case brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. and 2000e-5.
After a trial lasting five days the district court found that the defendant had discriminated against the plaintiff on the basis of sex in not promoting her to the position of Education Administrator I. The court further found that the defendant had unlawfully retaliated against the plaintiff because of…
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