Griffiths v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BENNETT, Chief Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION.1064

A. Factual Background.1064

B. Procedural Background.1065

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1065

A. Standards for Summary Judgment.1065

B. Equal Pay Act Claim. 1067

1. Applicable law .1067

2. Arguments of the parties.1068

3. Analysis.1069

a. Griffiths’s prima facie case.1069

b. Statutory affirmative defenses.1073

i. Seniority system .1073

ii. Factors other than sex.1074

III. CONCLUSION.1075

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Factual Background

Defendant Winnebago Industries, Inc. (“Winnebago”) is an Iowa…