Legal Opinion
Mary Evelyn CLARK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OLINKRAFT, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1977No. 76-1183PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
I
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the Act), a person seeking relief from employment discrimination is required to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within one hundred and eighty days after the alleged unlawful practice has occurred.1 This appeal raises the increasingly litigated question, what constitutes a “continuing violation” of the Act for purposes of “tolling” the running of the one hundred and eighty day period.
On March 5, 1975, Mary Evelyn Clark, plaintiff-appellant, filed a charge under oath with the EEOC in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Saul MacKlin v. Spector Freight Systems, Inc. Saul MacKlin v. Drivers, Chauffeurs and Helpers, Local Union No. 639Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Rich v. Martin Marietta Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Dr. Julia Elizabeth Berry v. The Board of Supervisors of L.S.U., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Trevino v. Celanese Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joe's Stone Crabs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
- Williams v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Joannie Allen Dumas v. Town of Mount Vernon, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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