Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Rath Packing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 1986No. Nos. 84-1217, 84-1458 and 85-1501PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Rath Packing Company (Rath) appeals and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) cross-appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1982) (Title VII). The district court found that Rath's subjective hiring practices resulted in discrimination against women and were not justified by business necessity. The district court upheld Rath’s no-spouse rule as justified by business necessity. The district court awarded backpay, post-judgment interest and…
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