Legal Opinion
James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Brookhaven General Hospital
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 30, 1970No. 29083PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Proceeding under the authority conferred on him by 29 U.S.C. §§ 206(d) (3) and 217, the Secretary of Labor brought this action to enjoin the defendant Brookhaven General Hospital from violating the provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206. The District Court made findings of fact and conclusions of law, holding that the hospital’s male orderlies and female nurse’s aides performed substantially equal work, and that defendant paid its aides at lower wage rates which had not been shown to have been based on any factor other than sex. 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)…
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