Legal Opinion
W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary of Labor v. Columbia University, and William J. McGill Individually and as President of Columbia University
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 4, 1977No. 398, Docket 76-6071PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
On this appeal from a judgment entered after a bench trial in the Southern District of New York, Richard Owen, District Judge, 407 F.Supp. 1370, the essential question presented is whether the work performed respectively by the heavy and light cleaners employed by Columbia University is “equal” within the meaning of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)(1) (1970)1 (the Act). We agree with the district court that the work is not equal. We affirm.2
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The Equal Pay Act prohibits an employer from discriminating “between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, U. S. Department of Labor v. The Behrens Drug CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Brookhaven General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Shultz v. Wheaton Glass Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Prince William Hospital CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Thompson v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Margaret Spaulding, and James Bush, Intervenors-Appellants v. University of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Frankie Odomes, Cross-Appellant v. Nucare, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Gunther v. County of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Shirley NULF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO., a New York Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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