Legal Opinion
Bolden v. Walsh Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 8, 2012No. 12-2205PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Walsh Construction Company is one of the nation’s largest builders, erecting skyscrapers and paving roads, among other projects. Walsh has a central organization of permanent employees, including superintendents dispatched to manage particular projects. These superintendents have discretion over hiring and pay of the hourly workers who do most of the tasks on-site. The central organization has a few policies, including rules against racial discrimination (with annual training in how to detect and prevent it), and a requirement that superintendents honor collective…
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