Legal Opinion

Abram v. United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided May 10, 2001No. 97-C-1233PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

RANDA, District Judge.

This employment discrimination matter comes before the Court on a motion by the plaintiffs for class certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. The ten named plaintiffs are African-Americans employed as full-time supervisors by United Parcel Service of America, Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc. (collectively, “UPS”). They allege that UPS’s system for determining supervisor compensation is “excessively subjective” and thus permits discrimination forbidden by 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“Section 1981”) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. General Telephone Co. of Southwest v. FalconSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Califano v. YamasakiSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & TrustSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2004
  2. Carson v. Giant Food, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2002
  3. Bates v. United Parcel ServiceDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2001
  4. Ellis v. Elgin Riverboat ResortDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003
  5. Wright v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 2001

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