Legal Opinion

Willie Johnson v. Manpower Professional Services

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 5, 2011No. 11-20199UnpublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

This case involves claims arising out of Appellant Willie Johnson’s termination from his position as a contract recruiter for one of Appellee Air Liquide USA’s divisions, Air Liquide Process & Construction (“ALPC”). Johnson obtained the position through Appellee Manpower Professional Services, a staffing company. Because we find that Air Liquide is Johnson’s employer and that it failed to articulate a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for Johnson’s loss of overtime pay, we REVERSE the district court's grant of summary judgment as to Johnson’s Title VII claim against Air…

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