Legal Opinion
Harriss v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 23, 1980No. C.A. No. 78-1214PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Ute Harriss and Margaret Feather brought this class action against Pan American World Airways charging it with violations of sections 703(a)(1), (2) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l), (2). They sued on behalf of themselves and other Pan Am female flight attendants. They contend that Pam Am violated Title VII by: (1) requiring that female flight attendants take maternity leave immediately upon learning of their pregnancy; (2) requiring that they not return to work before sixty days after the birth of the child; (3) denying…
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