Jones v. Needham’s Empirical Analysis
856 F.3d 1284 · 2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 706 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson · National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Morgan · Monge v. California · Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
Most-quoted passages
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“I was hired by Servpro on August 3, 2015 to work as a Project Manager. My position later changed to HR, Safety and Fleet Manager. I held this position until I was wrongfully discharged on or about November 21, 2016. During my employment I witnessed favoritism and racism in employment actions of the employer. Black employees were denied raises while white employees were given raises. I complained to upper management about the flagrant disregard of company funds by its Operations Manager. Subsequently I was given a poor performance and denied a raise. On November 2, 2016, I again informed upper management of the actions of the Operations Manager that cost the employer a great deal of money. Then on or about November 21, 2016 I was told that my position was being outsourced and I was discharged. I believe I have been given poor performance evaluations, denied pay increases and discharged because my race (black) in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...and in retaliation for complaining of unfair acts and practices.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the alleged discrimination in order to give notice of an alleged violation to the employer; factual allegations supporting plausibility not required). In plaintiff Cleveland's November 22, 2016 charge of discrimination (like plaintiff Thomas, plaintiff Cleveland filed only one charge), she alleges discrimination based on race and retaliation and describes the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]here are times in which a different filing such as an intake questionnaire, can constitute [an administrative] charge for certain purposes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Cirocco v. McMahon
How this case has been treated — in progress
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