Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.
- Decided
- May 19, 1975
- Docket
- 73-1543
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 2,546 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that Title VII does not preempt other remedies for aggrieved employees of private employers — Dillard v. Runyon (1996)
- holding that filing of Title VII claim does not toll the period for filing a s.1981 suit — Peter v. Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc. (2002)
- holding that 42 U.S.C. § 1981 affords a federal remedy against discrimination in private employment, despite the lack of an express cause of action in the statutory language — Federation Of African American Contractors v. City Of Oakland (1996)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*455] Mb. Justice: Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case presents the issue whether the timely filing of a charge of employment discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), pursuant to § 706 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 259, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e-5, tolls the running of the period of limitation applicable to an action, based on the same facts, instituted under 42 U. S. C. § 1981.
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Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc., 421 U.S. 454 (1975)Read the full opinion
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