Legal Opinion
Simons v. Southwest Petro-Chem, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1994No. Nos. 92-3056, 92-3082PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
June Simons, who is black, sued her former employer, Southwest Petro-Chem, Inc. (Petro-Chem), alleging that Petro-Chem discriminated against her on the basis of race by refusing her requests for light work assignments and by terminating her employment. Ms. Simons asserted claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et. seq. (Title VII) and 42 U.S.C. § 1981.
The district court granted summary judgment for Petro-Chem. The court ruled that Ms. Simons’ Title VII claims were barred because she had not brought the instant action within the applicable ninety-day period of limitation set out…
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