Legal Opinion
Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1975No. 74-1485PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
In this case brought by the Secretary of Labor under the Fair Labor Standards Act,1 the district court found that the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent- School District (school district) discriminated against its female janitors by paying them less than it paid its male janitors. On appeal, the school district argues that the findings are based on an erroneous legal concept, are incomplete and are clearly erroneous. We affirm.
The school district operates thirteen (13) elementary schools serving students living near Houston, Texas. This suit involves the pay of 24 male…
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- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Corning Glass Works, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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