Legal Opinion
Breneman v. Kennecott Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1986No. 85-2408PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.
Laura Jean Breneman appeals the district court’s conclusion that her discharge from employment at Kennecott Corporation (“Kennecott”) did not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We affirm.
FACTS
Laura Breneman began working for Kennecott in 1960. In 1974 she became Kennecott’s first female “foreman.” In February 1975, as part of a reduction in force, Kennecott demoted Breneman and reduced her pay. Kennecott also demoted a similarly-situated male foreman to a position of the same grade as Breneman’s, but did not reduce his pay. Because of this disparity,…
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