Legal Opinion
6 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1132, 6 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8973 Thelma Bowe v. Colgate, Palmolive Company, Appeal of Georgianna Sellers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 28, 1973No. 72-1343PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.
This case involves job restrictions and a seniority system at the Jeffersonville plant of Colgate-Palmolive Company which produced results discriminatory against female employees. Many of the relevant facts appear in the 1967 decision of the district court, Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Company, 272 F.Supp. 332 (S.D.Ind., 1967). The district court found that discrimination had occurred and awarded damages to twelve plaintiffs whose claims it considered properly before it.
On appeal, this court expanded the class entitled to pecuniary recovery, and decided, contrary to the…
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- 6 Fair empl.prac.cas. 813, 6 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8876 John Henry Head v. Timken Roller Bearing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAYES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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- 13 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1035, 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 11,260 Joe Stewart, Cross-Appellants v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kallir, Philips, Ross, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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