Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1997No. 95-1376PublishedCited by 2,658 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Section 704(a) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful “for an employer to discriminate against any of his employees or applicants for employment” who have either availed themselves of Title VII’s protections or assisted others in so doing. 78 Stat. 257, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e-3(a). We are asked to decide in this case whether the term “employees,” as used in § 704(a), includes former employees, such that petitioner may bring suit against his former employer for postemployment actions allegedly taken' in retaliation for petitioner’s having filed a charge with…
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