Legal Opinion
Burwell v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 6, 1978No. Civ. A. 74-0418-R, 75-0688-RPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, female employees of the defendant, Eastern Air Lines, Inc. (Eastern), bring this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., to redress alleged sexually discriminatory employment practices. Local 550 of the Airline Stewards and Stewardesses Association (local .550) and Local 553 of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU Local 553) are also named as defendants. The plaintiffs seek declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief. Jurisdiction is attained pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f). A trial…
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Sylvia HAYES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Catherine M. BURWELL Et Al., Appellees, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Harriss v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- School Committee v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Condit v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
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