Legal Opinion
Diane Colby, on Her Own Behalf and That of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 1987No. 86-1500PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This suit charges that the J.C. Penney Company, which owns a chain of retail stores, committed sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. The plaintiff, Diane Colby, is an employee of Penney in Illinois. She is suing on behalf of herself and all similarly situated Penney employees in Illinois. The suit challenges Penney’s “head of household” rule. Until 1971, Penney allowed only its male employees to elect coverage for their spouses under the company’s medical and dental plans. In that year Penney replaced…
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