Legal Opinion
Worthy v. United States Steel Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 26, 1980No. 79-1469PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
On March 20, 1971 the appellant, Curtis Worthy, was operating a 30 ton crane in the 18 Inch Hot Strip Mill of the United States Steel plant at Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, when it collided with another crane operated by Raymond Weaver. As a result of the collision, Worthy was suspended for ten days and demoted from his position as crane operator, classified as Coiler, Class 12, to Bander, Class 4. Worthy, who is black, asserts that the suspension and the demotion constituted disparate treatment against him in violation of Title VII of the Civil…
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