Legal Opinion
Lake v. Yellow Transportation, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2010No. 09-1392PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
William Edward Lake sued his former employer, Yellow Transportation, Inc., for race discrimination. The district court granted summary judgment to Yellow. Lake appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. This court reverses and remands.
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Lake, an African-American, began working for Yellow in Burnsville, Minnesota, in 2004. Yellow has three categories of workers: casual, probationary, and regular. Only regular employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement.
Yellow employs casual workers as-needed, typically calling them two hours before an open shift. Casual workers must…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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