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· 12/10/1956

Taylor Forge & Pipe Works v. National Labor Relations Board

Citations

  • 352 U.S. 942
  • 77 S. Ct. 265
  • 1 L. Ed. 2d 238
  • 1956 U.S. LEXIS 1679
  • 39 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2168

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that the “personal staff” exemption in Title VII and the FLSA are “essentially identical”
  • evaluating identical language in the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) to decide whether the statutory definition of “employee” excluded female correctional officer
  • assessing whether the personal staff exception applies is a “case-by-case inquiry”
  • “The definition of ‘employee’ in Title VII contains a ‘personal staff’ exemption which is essentially identical to the exemption contained in the Equal Pay Act.”
  • plaintiff satisfied Equal Pay Act burden but could not recover under Title VII
  • positions were substantially equal even though one entailed responsibility for more inmates

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