Legal Opinion
Lois F. MORGAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WASHINGTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1981No. 79-1435PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
The question before us is whether a sex discrimination complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 filed with a federal agency other than the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission within the 180 days required by statute tolls the running of the statutory period, or otherwise satisfies the filing requirement, when the other federal agency forwards the complaint to the EEOC shortly after the time period has expired. 1 We hold that the statutory period is tolled under such circumstances and reverse the judgment of the District Court.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- W. B. COKE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Judy C. EGELSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE AT GENESEO Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- John T. WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Jane Acomb LEAKE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Nicholson File Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1976
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