Whitfield, who was black, worked for Ohio
Edison. Edison fired him, but then later offered to...

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Whitfield, who was black, worked for Ohio
Edison. Edison fired him, but then later offered to rehire him. Another
employee argued that Edison’s original termination of Whitfield had been race
discrimination. Edison rescinded its offer to rehire Whitfield. Whitfield sued
Edison, claiming that the company was retaliating for the other employee’s
opposition to discrimination. Edison pointed out that Title VII of the 1964
Civil Rights Act did not explicitly apply in such cases. Among other things,
Title VII prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee who has
opposed illegal discrimination. But it does not say anything about retaliation
based on another employee’s opposition to discrimination. Edison argued that
the statute did not protect Whitfield.

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Business Law-Whitfield V Edison
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Issue……………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Rule………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
Analysis……………………………………………………………………………………………3
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………...3
References…………………………………………………………………………………………4
Issue
The issue, in this case, is if the actions of the employer Edison rescinding the offer to rehire Whitfield qualified as an act of discrimination according to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. 
Rule
The rule that applies, in this case,

Whitfield, who was black, worked for Ohio Edison. Edison fired him, but then later offered to rehire him. Another employee argued that Edison’s original termination of Whitfield had been race...

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