Shell Oil Co. v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Empirical Analysis
689 F.2d 757 · 1982
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Appellate journey
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Johnson v. United States · Graniteville Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bay Shipbuilding Corp. · Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. South Carolina National Bank · New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Brown
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“is supported by neither logic nor precedent, and would severely undermine the Commission's ability to bring commissioner's charges of discriminatory patterns and practices as authorized under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“recruitment, hiring, selection, job assignment, training, testing, promotion, and terms and conditions of employment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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