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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
N.D. Ill.January 27, 1987No. No. 79 C 4373Cited 27 times
Defendant WinSears, Roebuck & Co.
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Nordberg
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Judgment for defendant after trial in pattern-and-practice discrimination case
- State
- Illinois
- Circuit
- 7th Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
Court rejected EEOC's pattern-and-practice sex discrimination claims against Sears, finding insufficient evidence of intentional discrimination in hiring and promotion practices despite statistical disparities.
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