Legal Opinion

Rathbun v. Autozone, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 18, 2004No. 03-1530PublishedCited by 142 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this employment discrimination case, the district court granted summary judgment in the employer’s favor on both the plaintiffs failure-to-promote and unequal pay claims. Rathbun v. Autozone, Inc., 253 F.Supp.2d 226 (D.R.I.2003). The employee’s ensuing appeal requires us to decide a series of questions, the most significant of which concerns the limitations period that governs employment discrimination actions brought under the Rhode Island Civil Rights Act of 1990 (RICRA), R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 42-112-1 to 41-112-2. We have had the benefit of briefing on this important…

2Cases cited66 opinions

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3Cited by142 opinions

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