Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cross-Appellee v. Sears, Roebuck & Company, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 15, 1988No. 86-1519, 86-1621PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
These appeals are the outgrowth of protracted litigation stemming from an EEOC commissioner's charge filed against Sears, Roebuck & Company (Sears) on August 30, 1973. After efforts at settlement and conciliation failed, the EEOC brought suit against Sears on October 22, 1979, alleging several claims of nationwide discrimination against women (and minorities, but those claims were later withdrawn) in employment practices. Before trial the district court denied Sears' motion to dismiss, which was based on several grounds including an assertion that an EEOC…
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