Legal Opinion
Graff v. Eaton
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided August 30, 1991No. 88-146PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, J.
Plaintiff appeals from a jury determination that defendants did not discriminate against her on the basis of gender when she was not hired on a flextime schedule as editor of Vermont Life magazine. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
Plaintiff was hired as acting editor of Vermont Life in June 1983, shortly after the acrimonious dismissal of the prior editor. She began her editorship on a part-time basis, but it gradually evolved into a full-time commitment. Pleased with her performance as acting editor, then Secretary of the Agency of Development and Community Affairs, Milton Eaton,…
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