Legal Opinion

Johnie YOUNG, Appellant, v. EDGCOMB STEEL COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided July 11, 1974No. 73-2347PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises a narrow issue about the role a district court should play in determining an employee’s qualifications for promotion after it has ruled that the employer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district court held that the employee was unfitted for the position he sought. We reverse the provision of the court’s judgment denying the employee promotion and remand the case with instructions for the entry of a decree that will place on the employer the responsibility of determining the employee’s qualifications without the taint of its…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 587, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8460 United States of America v. Georgia Power Company, Charles King v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  5. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. DeGrace v. RumsfeldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  2. Gen. Elec. Corp. v. COM. PA. HUM. R. COM.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Patrick T. HAIRSTON Et Al., Appellants, v. McLEAN TRUCKING CO., a Corp. of Winston Salem, North Carolina, Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  4. Pecker v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
  5. Jackson v. DukakisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975

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