Legal Opinion
Dickerson v. Metropolitan Dade County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1981No. 80-5662PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiff, a black person formerly employed as a chemist by the Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., alleging two instances of discriminatory employment practices.2 Dickerson first alleged that DERM failed to promote him from his position as Chemist II to that of Chief Chemist because of his race. He next alleged that he was subsequently discharged in retaliation for filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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