Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Texas Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1986No. 85-1599PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought this suit in January 1984 against Texas Industries, Inc. (Texas Industries) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k) (the Act). On June 20,1983, the Supreme Court had decided in Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. EEOC, 462 U.S. 669, 103 S.Ct. 2622, 77 L.Ed.2d 89 (1983), that an employer violates the Act by providing limited pregnancy benefits for wives of male employees while affording more extensive…
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