Legal Opinion

Brobst v. Columbus Services International

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 2, 1985No. 84-3263PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I

Congress enacted The Equal Pay Act in 1963 “to remedy what was perceived to be a serious and endemic problem of employment discrimination in private industry— the fact that the wage structure of many segments of American industry has been based on an ancient but outmoded belief that a man, because of his role in society, should be paid more than a woman even though his duties are the same.’ ” Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, 417 U.S. 188, 195, 94 S.Ct. 2223, 2228, 41 L.Ed.2d 1 (1974) (quoting S.Rep. No. 176, 88th Cong., 1st Sess. 1 (1963)). The Act…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. County of Washington v. GuntherSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
  4. Bryson, Paul E. v. Brand Insulations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  5. Margaret Spaulding, and James Bush, Intervenors-Appellants v. University of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Alanda Forrest v. Kevin ParryCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2019
  2. Stanley v. University of Southern CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  3. Lynda Fallon v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Jennifer Freyd v. University of OregonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2021
  5. Brewster v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986

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