Karen L. Edwards v. Occidental Chemical Corporation
Opinion
Opinion
Thompson, J.
After a bench trial, the district court awarded Karen Edwards judgment in her Title VII action against Occidental Chemical Corporation (“OCC”). The court found that Edwards had been denied a promotion because she was a female. The district court awarded her back pay of $46,238.00, front pay in an amount equal to the annual salary she would have earned during the duration of her working life expectancy had she received the promotion, and attorney fees. OCC appeals. It contends that (1) Edwards’ Title VII action was time barred, (2) the evidence does not support the judgment that OCC discriminated against Edwards, and (3) the damage award was improper.
We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We affirm in part and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
Edwards and OCC stipulated to the following facts in an agreed pretrial order: OCC hired Edwards on June 23, 1979 as a clerk typist in the shipping department. Two years later OCC promoted her to traffic clerk. On September 26, 1983 she became the shipping assistant. During times when her supervisor was hospitalized and following his death, Edwards performed the duties of freight supervisor. She performed these duties from…