Corning Glass Works v. Brennan

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an employer has the burden of proof to show that it falls within the stated exemption
• recognizing that the Equal Pay Act contemplates that a male employee with 20 years’ seniority can receive a higher wage than a woman with two years’ seniority
• holding that when Congress has used technical words or terms of art, the term must be given its technical or scientific meaning
• holding that same standard applies to Equal Pay Act and Title VII wage- discrimination claims
• holding that inspection work in question was equal and merited equal pay
• holding that same standard applies to Equal Pay Act and Title VII wage-discrimination claims

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