Jeraldine Cole v. May Dept. Stores

Jeraldine Cole, an African American, was initially employed by The May Department Stores Company in 1987 as a debt collector. She later became a training supervisor. In November 1994, Cole filed a discrimination charge alleging May had not given her a managerial title because of race discrimination. The charge resulted in a finding of “no probable cause,” and Cole never requested a right to sue. May promoted Cole to training manager in January 1995, entitling her to a salary and executive benefits. Following May’s consolidation of all its debt collection departments into one location in…