Legal Opinion
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1975No. 74-389PublishedCited by 3,266 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
These consolidated cases raise two important questions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 86 Stat. 103, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et seq. (1970 ed. and Supp. Ill): First: When employees or applicants for employment have lost the opportunity to earn wages because an employer has engaged in an unlawful discriminatory employment practice, what standards should a federal district court follow in deciding whether to award or deny backpay? Second: What must an employer show to establish that pre-employment tests…
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