Legal Opinion
Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 11, 1971No. Civ. A. 2111-70PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
AUBREY E. ROBINSON Jr., District Judge.
This is an action for injunctive and monetary relief brought under the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. §§ 206(d) (1). 216(b), 217 (1964) and^the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2, 2000e-5(g) (1964). Before the Court at this time are two issues: venue and the appropriateness of the class action.
Plaintiffs’ principal allegation is that the defendant company (Northwest) has denied a class of femalés wages equal to those paid to members of the opposite sex for equal work, that is, female inflight cabin attendants are…
2Cited by36 opinions
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- Martin John Beattie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
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