Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. Western Dakota Technical Institute
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 2003No. NonePublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1.] Twelve female teachers (Teachers) at Western Dakota Technical Institute (WDTI) brought a claim against WDTI and the Rapid City Area School District (School District) under the Equal Pay Act (EPA) and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Teachers brought the claims pursuant to an appeal per SDCL ch 13-46 and, in the alternative, as a direct action in circuit court. The Teachers allege that they had been discriminated against on the basis of their sex when they received lower wages than male employees. The School District moved for…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- County of Washington v. GuntherSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Thompson v. SummersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Wolff v. Secretary of the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks DepartmentSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1996
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cross v. The Hernando Bank, Inc., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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