Legal Opinion
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 20, 1985No. 84-3073PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the question whether Congress may ratify retroactively the institution of a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to enforce the Equal Pay Act requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (1982). Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse), defendant in a sex discrimination suit initiated by the EEOC, moved to dismiss the action. It contended that the EEOC lacked enforcement authority because of the presence of an unconstitutional legislative veto provision in the statute that…
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