Legal Opinion
Usery v. Johnson
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided August 19, 1977No. A3-75-111PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BENSON, Chief Judge.
This action was brought by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., to enjoin alleged wage discrimination on the basis of sex and to recover for female employees of Defendant Northern School Supply Co. (Northern) 1 the difference between their wages and the wages of two male employees allegedly doing equal work while employed by Defendant. 2 Northern denies the charge and defends any wage variances on the grounds that “differences in compensation [are] due to additional duties and capacities…
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- United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, U. S. Department of Labor v. The Behrens Drug CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Brennan v. HeardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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- Marshall v. Gerwill, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980
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