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Calloway v. Partners National Health Plans Case Brief
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Case Brief Summary & Legal Analysis
tl;dr: A Black employee was paid less than her white predecessor. The court held that each discriminatory paycheck was a new, separate violation of Title VII, making her claim timely under the “continuing violation” doctrine and allowing her to rely on a coworker’s EEOC charge.
Legal Significance: Established in the Eleventh Circuit that racially discriminatory wage payments are a continuing violation of Title VII, with each paycheck constituting a new discriminatory act. The decision also expanded the “single-filing rule” to plaintiffs in separate lawsuits.
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Case Facts & Court Holding
Key Facts & Case Background
In June 1987, Partners National Health Plans hired Felicia Calloway, a Black woman, at an annual salary of $14,996. Her white predecessor, hired nine months earlier, had earned $16,000 per year. When Calloway resigned two years later, her white successor, who lacked a college degree or relevant experience, was hired at a higher salary than Calloway was earning. Calloway did not file her own charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Instead, she sought to rely on a charge filed by a Black coworker, Ivory Steward, on February 19, 1988. Under Title VII’s 180-day statute of limitations, a discriminatory act must have occurred after August 18, 1987, for Calloway’s claim to be timely under Steward’s charge. The district court found that Calloway had proven her initial wage was discriminatory but dismissed her claim as time-barred. It reasoned that the discrimination was a single, discrete act that occurred on her date of hire in June 1987, which fell outside the limitations period.
Court Holding & Legal Precedent
Issue: Does the ongoing payment of a discriminatorily low wage constitute a single violation of Title VII at the time of hiring, or is it a continuing violation that recurs with each paycheck for statute of limitations purposes?
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Legal Issue
Does the ongoing payment of a discriminatorily low wage constitute a single violation of Title VII at the time of hiring, or is it a continuing violation that recurs with each paycheck for statute of limitations purposes?
Conclusion
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Legal Rule
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Legal Analysis
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- Race-based discriminatory wage payments are a continuing violation under Title VII;