Legal Opinion
James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, U. S. Department of Labor v. The Behrens Drug Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 7, 1973No. 72-1680PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
In this case brought by the Secretary of Labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the district court found that Behrens Drug Company (hereinafter Behrens) discriminated against certain female employees by compensating them at a lower rate than their male counterparts. Behrens appeals, arguing that each contested male-female wage differential rests on legitimate grounds — that the males involved are either participating in a bona fide training program or performing unequal work.
The Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)(1), 1 an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Arnold v. Ben Kanowsky, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- A. H. Phillips, Inc. v. WallingSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ware v. HyltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1796
- Celio DIAZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Unexcelled Chemical Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by125 opinions
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- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Karen Miranda v. B & B Cash Grocery Store, Inc., Karen Miranda v. B & B Cash Grocery Store, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Margaret Nealon v. Michael P.W. Stone, Secretary of the Army, Clarence Thomas, Chairman, Equal Opportunity CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
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