Legal Opinion
Tate v. Weyerhaeuser Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 9, 1983No. 83-1277PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Larry Tate sued defendant Weyerhaeuser Company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17, and under 42 U.S.C. § 1981.1 Plaintiff brought suit on his own behalf and on behalf of a class of all black employees, past, present and future, of Weyerhaeuser. He alleged that Weyerhaeuser maintains “racially discriminatory policies, practices, customs and usages in discharging, hiring, promotion and all terms and conditions of employment.” Pri- or to the class certification hearing, Samuel Walters and Edward Woodus…
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