Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Northern, Inc., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Burlington Northern, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1981No. 80-1207, 80-1231PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Circuit Judge.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment for Burlington Northern. The single issue on appeal is whether the EEOC’s failure to serve respondent employer with notice of a charge of discrimination within the ten-day period specified by § 706(e) of Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e) (as amended), is fatal to an action brought by the EEOC.
On August 23, 1976 Lynette Forrest filed a charge of employment discrimination with the EEOC. She alleged that Burlington Northern…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HICKEY-MITCHELL COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
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