Legal Opinion
Emile STEPHEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PGA SHERATON RESORT, LTD., Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 1989No. 87-5968, 88-5033PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant PGA Sheraton Resort, Ltd. (“PGA Sheraton” or “employer”) appeals from a judgment of the district court finding its classification and discharge practices to have disparately impacted plaintiff, former employee Emile Stephen (“Stephen” or “employee”), in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Because the district court found that Stephen’s employment was terminated for a legitimate business reason — that he could not speak or understand English well enough to perform his job — PGA Sheraton successfully…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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