Legal Opinion
Ray Marshall (Successor to W. J. Usery), Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1978No. 77-3069PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
The suit in the District Court was brought by the Secretary of Labor against the Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital, a corporation, the City of Owensboro, Kentucky, and the County of Daviess, Kentucky, under the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)(1), (3). The Secretary sought to enjoin the defendants from violating the Act by paying wages to “male nursing assistants” (/. e., orderlies) higher than wages paid to female “nurse assistants” (i. e., aides), and sought as well an award of back pay unlawfully withheld. The case proceeded to trial, and the record shows that…
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