Annie Howell v. Morrison Management Specialist

Annie Howell filed a lawsuit against her employer, Morrison Management Specialists, Inc., claiming that Morrison discriminated against her based on her race, which is African-American, and her age, which was fifty-four at that time. Howell also claimed that Morrison retaliated against her after she filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 1981; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.; and Alabama state law.

The district court…