Legal Opinion
Furnco Construction Corp. v. Waters
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 29, 1978No. 77-369PublishedCited by 2,316 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
Respondents are three black bricklayers who sought employment with petitioner Furnco Construction Corp. Two of the three were never offered employment. The third was employed only long after he initially applied. Upon adverse findings entered after a bench trial, the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that respondents had not proved a claim under either the “disparate treatment” theory of McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U. S. 792 (1973), or the “disparate impact” theory of Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U. S. 424 (1971). The Court of Appeals for the Seventh…
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