Legal Opinion
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC., (2 Cases) Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 15, 1980No. 79-2824, 80-1154PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
We are to decide whether the plaintiff met the necessary burden of proving that Greyhound Lines’ facially neutral no-beard job qualification policy had a discriminatory effect against black workers. In a race discrimination complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) challenged the legality of Greyhound’s policy that prohibits the wearing of beards by employees holding public contact jobs. It brought this action in behalf of Jeffrey B.…
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