Legal Opinion
Uwakwe v. Pelham Acad.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 11, 2017No. Civil Action No. 17–10558–FDSPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is an action for workplace discrimination. Plaintiff Dorothy Uwakwe, a Nigerian-American woman, alleges that her former employers, defendants Pelham Academy and Justice Resource Institute, Inc., discriminated against her on the basis of her race and national origin.
The principal question before the Court is whether Uwakwe's discrimination claims under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. , are time-barred. Title VII claims are subject to a fairly short limitations period: they must be filed within 90 days after the plaintiff receives a right-to-sue notice from the…
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