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ZIPES v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

No. 78-1545.

455 U.S. 385 (1982)

102 S.Ct. 1127

71 L.Ed.2d 234

ZIPES ET AL. v. TRANS WORLD AIRLINES, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1982

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Raymond Randolph, Jr., argued the cause for petitioners in No. 78-1545. With him on the brief were Aram A. Hartunian, Arnold I. Shure, and Kevin M. Forde. William A. Jolley argued the cause for petitioner in No. 80-951. With him on the briefs were Steven A. Fehr, Scott A. Raisher, and George Kaufmann.

Laurence A. Carton argued the cause for respondent Trans World Airlines, Inc. With him on the brief was James A. Velde.†

J. Albert Woll, Robert M. Weinberg, Michael H. Gottesman, and Laurence Gold filed a brief for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations as amicus curiae urging reversal in No. 80-951.

Robert E. Williams, Douglas S. McDowell, and Daniel R. Levinson filed a brief for the Equal Employment Advisory Council as amicus curiae urging affirmance in both cases.

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The primary question in these cases is whether the statutory time limit for filing charges under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et seq. (1970 ed.) is a jurisdictional prerequisite to a suit in the District Court. Secondarily, we resolve a dispute as to whether retroactive seniority was a proper remedy in these Title VII cases.

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