Legal Opinion
American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. County of Nassau
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 26, 1996No. Nos. 1140, 1610, Dockets 95-9022 (L), 95-9024(XAP)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we consider the circumstances in which defendants may recover attorney’s fees from plaintiffs in actions under Title VII.
In 1984, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, one of its affiliates and several individual employees (collectively referred to as “AFSCME”) commenced this civil rights action against Nassau County and several of its officers (variously, the “County” and the “defendants”). AFSCME alleged that the County’s job classification system assigned lower salary grades to jobs that were predominantly held by women than…
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