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· 6/29/1931

Read v. Dept. Labor Industries

Citations

  • 1 P.2d 234
  • 163 Wash. 251
  • 1931 Wash. LEXIS 751

How courts have described this case

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

  • “Basing pay on prior wages could be discriminatory if sex discrimination led to the lower prior wages … .”
  • \[T]his court has repeatedly held that a difference in pay based on the difference in what employees were previously paid is a legitimate ‘factor other than sex.'\

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Judges: Main, Tolman, Mitchell, Holcomb, Millard

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