Legal Opinion

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ATLAS PAPER BOX COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 4, 1989No. 87-5421PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff EEOC’s claim in this Title VII case1 was based on both disparate treatment and disparate impact, the former requiring an intentional racial discrimination finding. The district court found no basis for concluding that Atlas had intentionally discriminated against potential black office and clerical employee applicants, 680 F.Supp. 1184. The focus in this case is upon the use of the Wonderlic Personnel Test in the screening of such job applicants, and the emphasis on appeal is whether the district court committed error in rejecting EEOC’s contentions regarding…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Black Law Enforcement Officers Ass'n v. City of AkronCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Richard Paul DENISON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SWACO GEOLOGRAPH COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  2. Brunet v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  3. Alexander v. Local 496, Laborers' International Union of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  4. M.O.C.H.A. Society, Inc. v. City of BuffaloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
  5. Nash v. Consolidated City of JacksonvilleDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1995

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