Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Liggett & Myers Incorporated, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Liggett & Myers Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 28, 1982No. 81-2186, 81-2203PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
Both the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Liggett & Myers, Inc. (the company) appeal from the judgment entered by the district court in a suit instituted by the government 1 against the company under the Equal Pay Act provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, (FLSA) 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-19. The district court found that the company had violated § 206(d) of the FLSA by paying twenty-two female employees in its Durham, North Carolina plant less than it paid male employees doing comparable work. Back pay with prejudgment interest was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Colombo A. SPAGNUOLO, Appellee, v. WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Wanda Pearce v. Wichita County, City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Diane Peltier, Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. City of Fargo, a Municipal Corporation, Appellees-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Cherry K. Houck v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
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