Legal Opinion
Brown v. Porcher
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1981No. 81-1077PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Title 26 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(12) provides “no person shall be denied [unemployment] compensation under . . . State law solely on the basis of pregnancy or termination of pregnancy.” The principal issue in this appeal is whether this statute prohibits the South Carolina Employment Security Commission from denying women, who are available and able to work, unemployment compensation solely because they left work on account of pregnancy.1 The district court held that the Commission’s practices conflicted with § 3304(a)(12) and awarded injunctive and monetary relief to an…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Fitzpatrick v. BitzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Tcherepnin v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Steward MacHine Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center v. United States Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2011
- Watkins v. CantrellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Wimberly v. Labor & Industrial Relations Commission of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 1985
- unempl.ins.rep. Cch 22,027 Bonita Paschal v. Sally Jackson, Director of the Illinois Department of Employment SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Esparza v. ValdezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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