Legal Opinion
Deborah Denise Skinner v. Maritz, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2001No. 00-2569PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Deborah Skinner, an African-American woman, was an at-will employee of Maritz, Inc., for nineteen years. In 1997, Maritz terminated Skinner’s employment for unsatisfactory performance. Skinner sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1994), claiming that Maritz discriminated against her and ultimately terminated her employment on the basis of her gender and race. The District Court granted Maritz summary judgment after concluding that at-will employees do not have sufficient contractual rights under Missouri law to sustain a § 1981 claim. We disagree and hold that Skinner’s…
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