Sheila Ann Glenn, Patricia F. Johns, and Robbie Nugent v. General Motors Corporation, Saginaw Steering Gear Division

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• holding that the “‘factor other than sex’ exception applies when the disparity results from unique characteristics of the same job; from an individual’s experience, training, or ability; or from special exigent circumstances connected with the business”
• finding that “affected employees shall recover liquidated damages from their employer for violations of the [FLSA]”
• noting that “nothing in the legislative history associated with Section 216(b)’s passage suggests that Congress intended the term ‘costs of the action’ to differ from those costs as now enumerated in 28 U.S.C.A. § 1920”
• determining that “nothing in the legislative history associated with section 216(b)’s passage suggests that Congress intended the term ‘costs of the action’ to differ from those costs as now enumerated in 28 U.S.C. § 1920.”
• rejecting assertion that prior salary can be “factor other than sex” under federal equal pay act
• noting that exigent circumstances should be “connected with the business”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).