Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pacific Press Publishing Ass'n
District Court, N.D. California
Decided December 28, 1979No. C-77-1619-CBRPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION
RENFREW, District Judge.
This case presents a difficult and troubling issue, requiring resolution of a confrontation between the state and church in the context of alleged employment discrimination on the basis of sex. Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) brought this suit against Pacific Press Publishing Association (“Press”), a nonprofit corporation affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, pursuant to § 706(f)(1) and (3) of Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(l) and (3), charging that Press…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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