Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Chicago Miniature Lamp Works
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 1991No. 90-2632PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
This case highlights the problems of implementing Title VII’s prohibitions against race-based employment discrimination in Chicago, which contains various segregated communities. 1 Defendant Chicago Miniature Lamp Works (“Miniature”) is a manufacturer of light bulbs located in a largely Hispanic and Asian neighborhood on the north side of Chicago. Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) investigated Miniature, found reasonable cause to believe that Miniature had engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against blacks as a class in…
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