Legal Opinion
Ray Marshall (Successor to W. J. Usery, Jr.), Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. City of Sheboygan, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 24, 1978No. 77-1272PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
We must determine on this appeal whether Congress has the power under the Commerce Clause to extend the Equal Pay Act to state and local governmental employees. We hold that it does.
I
On March 26, 1976 the Secretary of Labor commenced this action in the district court pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., to enjoin the defendant City of Sheboygan from violating the equal pay provision of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d). The Secretary alleged that the City discriminated against women employed as custodians in its public schools by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Corning Glass Works v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- National League of Cities v. UserySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Maryland v. WirtzSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Electric Bond & Share Co. v. Securities & Exchange Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Margaret Spaulding, and James Bush, Intervenors-Appellants v. University of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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- Wanda Pearce v. Wichita County, City of Wichita Falls, Texas, Hospital BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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