Legal Opinion
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MASSEY-FERGUSON, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1980No. 78-2431PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This action arose from charges of employment discrimination filed by Ronald Leal and Raymond Vidales with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “Commission”) in 1970. The charges alleged that defendant, Massey-Ferguson, Inc. (the “Company”), had failed to hire each charging party because of his national origin in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.). In 1975 the Commission brought this action on behalf of all those adversely affected by the Company’s hiring practices and asserted a claim for backpay on…
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