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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. AutoZone, Inc.

6th CircuitJune 9, 2017No. 16-6387Cited 21 times
Defendant WinAutoZone, Inc.

Case Details

Judge(s)
Gibbons, Sutton, Cook
Status
Unpublished
Procedural Posture
appeal
Circuit
6th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Harassment

Outcome

The court affirmed summary judgment for AutoZone, holding that the store manager was not a supervisor under Title VII because he lacked authority to take tangible employment actions against the harassed employees, and even if he were a supervisor, AutoZone established an affirmative defense.

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