Legal Opinion
Bernice P. Goodrich v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 29, 1983No. 82-2386PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Bernice P. Goodrich brought this civil action against her employer, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”), pursuant to the Equal Pay Act of 1963. 1 The Act targets an “endemic problem of employment discrimination”; it is a “broadly remedial” statute, which firmly establishes as federal law the “principle of equal pay for equal work regardless of sex.” Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, 417 U.S. 188, 190, 195, 208, 94 S.Ct. 2223, 2228, 2234, 41 L.Ed.2d 1 (1974). 2 Goodrich alleged that she performs the same work as a number of male IBEW…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- County of Washington v. GuntherSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Thompson v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Lynda Fallon v. State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Smith v. JaneyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2009
- Atchley v. Nordam Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Grain Board of IraqCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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