Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Westvaco Corp.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 25, 1974No. Civ. 72-793-BPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BLAIR, District Judge.
This is one of many suits filed by the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEO'C) soon after March 24, 1972 when it obtained the right to bring suits in its own name to enforce the national policy against discrimination in employment.
Suit was filed on August 3, 1972 pursuant to § 706(f)(1) and (3) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (hereinafter Title VII), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended by Public Law 92-261, 86 Stat. 103 (March 24, 1972). The EEOC alleges that the defendants Westvaco, Local 676, and the International Union…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Anderson v. YungkauSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by35 opinions
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