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BCI Coca-Cola v EEOC dismissed
April 11, 2007 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo
One of the biggest employment law cases of the year will be dismissed from the US Supreme Court's docket by agreement of the parties.
BCI Coca-Cola Bottling v. EEOC [Details]
BCI discharged Peters, who is black, for insubordination. EEOC claimed that BCI discriminated on the basis of race because similarly situated white and Hispanic employees were treated less harshly. The discharge decision was made by a human resources manager based on information provided by Peters' immediate supervisor plus a review of Peters' personnel record. The HR manager did not know Peters was black. The supervisor not only knew Peters’ race but allegedly had a history of treating black employees unfavorably and making disparaging racial remarks in the workplace. The 10th Circuit held that this case should go to trial.
The case was to be argued on April 18. That argument will be cancelled.
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