Legal Opinion

Martha ARMSTRONG, Appellant, v. INDEX JOURNAL COMPANY, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided April 28, 1981No. 79-1506PublishedCited by 137 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Martha Armstrong appeals the denial of her claim of sex-based employment discrimination brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against the Index Jour*443nal, a daily newspaper. She complains that because of her sex she was assigned to a separate classification in the Journal's advertising department, called “special salesman.” Armstrong asserts that this classification receives lower base pay and less desirable advertising accounts than the classification “regular salesman,” which is held exclusively by men. She further charges that her complaints about…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Dr. Joy HOCHSTADT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WORCESTER FOUNDATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  5. Sias v. City Demonstration AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by137 opinions

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