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Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971), was a court case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States on December 14, 1970. It concerned employment discrimination and the disparate impact theory, and was decided on March 8, 1971. [1]
Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, 438 U.S. 59 (1978), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court overturned the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina's decision that the Price Anderson Act violated equal protection by treating victims of nuclear accidents differently from the victims of other industrial accidents.
Chess was one of the key attorneys who brought the landmark civil rights case Griggs v. Duke Power Co. before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1970. The case concerned Duke Power's practice, at its Dan River Steam Station in North Carolina, of using a "cognitive ability" test to determine which employees lacking high-school diplomas (as many Black ...
Griggs v. Duke Power Company, 401 U.S. 424 (1971) — established theory of disparate impact; held Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 authorizes disparate impact lawsuits; Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974) Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody, 422 U.S. 405 (1975) Washington v. Davis, 426 U.S. 229 (1976) Village of Arlington Heights v.
Duke Energy has proposed a nearly 20% increase in electric rates by Fall 2026. Residents have one more chance to share how it would impact them. Final hearing in Duke Energy case to be held next ...
Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971), and in the other Supreme Court decisions prior to Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, 490 U.S. 642 (1989); to confirm statutory authority and provide statutory guidelines for the adjudication of disparate impact suits under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.); and
As Duke Energy's controversial rate case continues, the company's proposed settlement could keep cost hikes from reaching the initial 20% increase.
Duke Energy expects most customers in both Carolinas will have their power back by 11:45 p.m. on Friday evening, Brooks said. But in some areas there is still no estimate for restoration.