Legal Opinion
Melvin Smith v. URS Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 14, 2015No. 13-3645PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Smith sued his employer, URS Corporation, alleging retaliation and race discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and § 2000e-2. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of URS. We reverse.
I. Background
The United States Army hired contractor URS to destroy munitions at a facility in Arkansas. Smith, a black male, applied to work for URS as an instructor/trainer for employees on the Arkansas project. At the time of his application, he understood he was applying for full-time employment on a project of temporary duration.
Smith received a position…
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