Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Catastrophe Management Solutions
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 2016No. 14-13482PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JORDAN, Circuit Judge:
We withdraw our previous opinion, dated September 15, 2016, and published at 837 F.3d 1156, and issue this revised opinion:
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit on behalf of Chastity Jones, a black job applicant whose offer of employment was rescinded by Catastrophe Management Solutions pursuant to its race-neutral grooming policy when she refused to cut off her dreadlocks. The EEOC alleged that CMS’ conduct constituted discrimination on the basis of Ms. Jones’ race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a)(1) &…
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