Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc.

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Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc. is a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court employment discrimination case that restricted when workers could challenge discriminatory seniority systems, prompting Congress to overturn its effect through the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
employment discrimination case
citation 490 U.S. 900
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1989
effect restricted when workers could challenge discriminatory seniority systems
holding Title VII limitations period for challenging a seniority system begins when the system is adopted, not when it is applied to an employee
impact prompted Congress to amend Title VII to allow challenges when a discriminatory seniority system is applied
issue timeliness of challenges to allegedly discriminatory seniority systems under Title VII
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalArea civil rights law
employment discrimination law
majorityOpinionBy Antonin Scalia
surface form: Justice Antonin Scalia
overruledByStatute 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(2)
parties AT&T
surface form: AT&T Technologies, Inc. (defendant)

Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc. self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lorance et al. (plaintiffs)
precedentialStatus binding precedent until modified by statute
relatedLegislation Civil Rights Act of 1991
statuteInterpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
subsequentActionByCongress overturned in part by the Civil Rights Act of 1991
topic Title VII disparate treatment claims
seniority systems
statute of limitations
vote 5-4 decision

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Civil Rights Act of 1991 respondsToCourtDecision Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc.
Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc. parties Lorance v. AT&T Technologies, Inc. self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lorance et al. (plaintiffs)