Legal Opinion
Earwood v. Continental Southeastern Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1976No. 75-2221PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Continental Southeastern Lines, Inc., appeals from a judgment of the district court awarding back pay and ordering Continental to cease enforcing its hair length regulation for male bus drivers. We reverse because we are persuaded that sex-differentiated grooming standards do not, without more, constitute discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Continental employs men and women in several different job categories. At the time of this suit, however, only men were bus drivers.1 Other employees are subject to a general grooming regulation requiring…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kelley v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Alan Willingham v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Dafro M. JEFFERIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Harper v. Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Laurie L. Abraham v. Graphic Arts International UnionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sage Realty Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- Clifton Fountain v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Clifton Fountain, Plaintiff-Cross v. Safeway Stores, Inc., Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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