Legal Opinion
Cox v. Allied Chemical Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1976No. 75-2109PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This Title VII suit involves a plant-unit seniority system currently in effect at the Baton Rouge plant of appellee Allied Chemical Corporation, and the effect of an EEOC conciliation agreement on the right of certain appellants to sue the company and the appellee union. Following a finding that the unit seniority system used by Allied had violated the Title VII rights of two black employees who had been laid off or demoted as a result of cutbacks within their respective units, the district court granted relief in the form of back pay, but refused to reinstate these…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cox v. Allied Chemical Corp., Local 216, International Union of Operating EngineersDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1974
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Elaine Pilon v. University of Minnesota and the Regents of the University of MinnesotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Robert K. Myers v. Western-Southern Life Insurance Company, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Willis Anderson LYGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- DiMartino v. City of HartfordDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
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