Owens v. Southern Development Council, Inc.

OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

The issue before the court is whether the members of a defendant’s board of directors may be counted as ‘employees’ so as to confer subject-matter jurisdiction on the court under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1981a, 2000e through 2000e-17), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 12101 through 12213), commonly referred to as the ADA. Plaintiff Anita Kaye Owens filed this lawsuit against defendant Southern Development Council, Inc. (SDC) charging it with sex, race, and disability discrimination.…