Legal Opinion
Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 29, 1988No. 86-6139PublishedCited by 1,245 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice O’Connor
This case requires us to decide what evidentiary standards should be applied under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, as amended, 42 U. S. C. §2000e et seq., in determining whether an employer’s practice of committing promotion decisions to -the subjective discretion of supervisory employees has led to illegal discrimination.
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Petitioner Clara Watson, who is black, was hired by respondent Fort Worth Bank and Trust (the Bank) as a proof operator in August 1973. In January 1976, Watson was promoted to a position as teller in the Bank’s drive-in facility. In February 1980,…
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