Legal Opinion
Puffer v. Allstate Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 27, 2012No. 11-1273PublishedCited by 362 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Katherine Puffer sued Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”) on behalf of herself and a putative class, alleging that Allstate carried out a nationwide pattern or practice of sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and the Equal Pay Act of 1963, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d). In her complaint, she alleged gender-based earning disparities rooted in differential treatment and disparate impact theories based on Allstate’s salary, promotion, and training policies, which left significant discretion in the hands of…
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