Legal Opinion
Wetzel v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 11, 1975No. 74-1233PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
STALEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents this court with significant questions of first impression. We are asked to determine whether Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.,1 is violated by a private employer who maintains employment policies that exclude pregnancy benefits from the company’s income protection plan and that require female employees to return to work within three months after childbirth or face termination.
Appellant, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (“Liberty Mutual”) is a national insurance underwriting business. Two of its…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Love v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Nora D. SATTY, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NASHVILLE GAS COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Flesch v. Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric InstituteDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Johnson v. University of PittsburghDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
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