Legal Opinion
Waters v. Wisconsin Steel Works of International Harvester Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 26, 1974No. Nos. 73-1822 to 73-1824PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge..
Plaintiffs William A. Waters and Donald Samuels, both black journeymen bricklayers, appeal from a judgment of the district court entered after a bench trial finding that the defendants had violated both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and section I of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The plaintiffs’ appeals center solely on the district court’s approach to calculating the plaintiffs’ back-pay award and attorneys’ fees under Title VII. Defendants International Harvester Company (International), Wisconsin Steel Works of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Patterson v. American Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Dawson v. PastrickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- 19 Fair empl.prac.cas. 177, 19 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8987 Anna Marie Taylor, Cross-Appellant v. Philips Industries, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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