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· 8/15/1989

Lynda Fallon v. State of Illinois

Citations

  • 882 F.2d 1206
  • 29 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 733
  • 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 12289
  • 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 39,255
  • 50 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 954

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the EPA and Title VII are distinct remedies
  • noting “[e]mployers may prefer and reward experience, believing it makes a more valuable employee, for whatever reason”
  • comparing male “Veterans Service Officer[s]” with female “Veterans Service Officer Associate[s]”
  • “Employers may prefer and reward experience, believing it makes a more valuable employee, for whatever reason.”
  • “The fourth affirmative defense . . . is a broad ‘catch-all’ exception and embraces an almost limitless number of factors, so long as they do not involve sex.”
  • “It is not our province to second-guess employers’ business judgment.”

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Judges: Wood, Manion, Eschbach

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