Legal Opinion
Norma J. Nesbit v. Gears Unlimited, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 21, 2003No. 01-1195PublishedCited by 246 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
AMBRO, Circuit Judge.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits companies employing “fifteen or more” persons from discriminating on the basis of sex in hiring, discharge, compensation, or terms of employment. 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e(b), 2000e-2(a)(l). Norma Nesbit alleges that Gears Unlimited, Inc. (“Gears”) terminated her employment as a machine operator because of her sex. She concedes that Gears did not employ fifteen persons during the pertinent time period, but argues that we should also count the employees at a related entity, Winters Performance Products…
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