Legal Opinion
Aros v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation
District Court, C.D. California
Decided August 23, 1972No. Civ. 71-2440-FPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FERGUSON, District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring this action under Section 703(a) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (hereinafter, the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a), seeking injunctive relief, reinstatement and back pay for alleged unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex. Plaintiffs allege that defendant McDonnell Douglas Corporation engaged in a practice of requiring its male employees to maintain a certain hair length and style while not requiring its female employees to maintain the same hair length and style, and that their employment with defendant was terminated…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Alan Willingham v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Stephen Dodge v. Giant Food, IncCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Gerald Brent Fagan v. National Cash Register CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Troy v. Shell Oil CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974
- Willingham v. Macon Telegraph Publishing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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