SMELTER v. SOUTHERN HOME CARE SERVICES INC.

No. 16-16607.

904 F.3d 1276 (2018)

Brenda SMELTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN HOME CARE SERVICES INC., d.b.a. Rescare Homecare, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 24, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eleanor Mixon Attwood , Legare, Attwood & Wolfe, LLC, Decatur, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Brenton S. Bean , Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, Ronald Glen Polly, Jr. , Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, JILL PRYOR and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Brenda Smelter, a black woman, was hired by Southern Home Care Services, Inc. d/b/a/ ResCare Homecare as a Customer Service Supervisor. She was the only black person who worked in her office, and she often overheard her co-workers making racist comments, some of which were directed at her. The severity of these racist...

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