Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp.
2006 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp., 546 U.S. 500 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court decision involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which provides a private cause of action to victims of employment discrimination.[1] The Court ruled that Title VII's "employee-numerosity requirement," which limits potential defendants to those maintaining at least fifteen employees, is not a limit on a court's jurisdiction to hear Title VII claims. The requirement is instead a substantive element of a Title VII claim, which means that a defendant must raise the issue prior to verdict or the requirement will be waived.
Quick Facts Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp., Argued January 11, 2006 Decided February 22, 2006 ...
Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp. | |
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Argued January 11, 2006 Decided February 22, 2006 | |
Full case name | Jenifer Arbaugh v. Y & H Corp., dba The Moonlight Cafe |
Docket no. | 04-944 |
Citations | 546 U.S. 500 (more) 126 S. Ct. 1235; 163 L. Ed. 2d 1097; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 1819; 74 U.S.L.W. 4138; 97 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 737; 87 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 42,264 |
Case history | |
Prior | Jury verdict for plaintiff, E.D. La., 2002; verdict vacated and reversed, E.D. La., 2003; affirmed, 380 F.3d 219 (5th Cir. 2004); cert. granted, 125 S. Ct. 2246 (2005) |
Subsequent | On remand, remanded, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 9279 (5th Cir. Apr. 13, 2006) |
Holding | |
The numerical threshold in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which limits actions to those against employers with fifteen or more employees, is not a jurisdictional requirement, but is instead a substantive requirement of a claim that a defendant cannot raise after the close of trial. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Ginsburg, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Breyer |
Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) |
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