Legal Opinion

Donovan v. University of Texas At El Paso

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 1, 1981No. 78-1787PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The Ultimate Question — Class Action?

The present action was originally brought by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to enjoin defendant, the University of Texas at El Paso (University), from violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S. C.A. § 206(d), (Equal Pay Act), and 215(a)(2) (1963).1 Jurisdiction is founded on 29 U.S.C.A. § 217.2 The complaint alleges that the University was paying female employees in four specific categories — teaching, library, food and custodial services— less than male employees for work which is considered equal within the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. LaChapelle v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Mitchell v. E-Z Way Towers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
  5. W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Raymond W. Jones and v. A. Sauls, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Bureerong v. UvawasDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1996
  2. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Troy State University, the State of Alabama, and Its Board of Trustees of Troy State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. Glass v. IDS Financial Services, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1991
  4. Donovan v. CrisostomoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  5. Donovan v. TMC Industries, Ltd.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982

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