Legal Opinion
Jackie Lauture v. International Business MacHines Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 20, 2000No. 1999PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Jackie Lauture appeals from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles L. Brieant, J.), for defendant-appellee IBM. The appeal raises the question whether an at-will employee can sue for racially discriminatory discharge under 42 U.S.C-. § 1981, an issue of first impression in this court. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the judgment of the district court and hold that an at-will employee may sue for such a discharge under 42 U.S.C. § 1981.
I. Background
Lauture worked for IBM for 16…
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