In 1997, the Labour Court accepted that a worker had shown reasonable cause for filing a marital-status discrimination complaint outside the six-month time limit. The ruling was dated 23 October 1997; the merits were not decided. The worker, a full-time sales assistant at Tracy’s Shoes, alleged her hours were reduced while other workers’ hours had not decreased and some had increased. The company denied discrimination and argued that no reasonable cause for the delay had been shown.