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Civil Rights Act Of 1964 - Title Vii - Sex Discrimination - Pregnancy - Defenses, Margaret L. Cohen

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that an airline's employment policy mandating immediate unpaid maternity leave for all flight attendants upon discovery of pregnancy is sex discrimination but is justified by safety considerations.

Harriss v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., 649 F.2d 670 (9th Cir. 1980).

A Tale Of Two Amendments: The Reasons Congress Added Sex To Title Vii And Their Implication For The Issue Of Comparable Worth, Michael Evan Gold

Duquesne Law Review

The author of this article examines and dispels the frequently cited account that the provisions against sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 were created as a Congressman's joke or as an attempt to defeat the bill. He analyzes the background of the Smith and Bennett amendments, focusing on the congressional debates as they appear in the Congressional Record. He concludes that the Members of Congress were serious about sex discrimination, and that this seriousness has important implications for the interpretation of Title VII.

Civil Rights - Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 - Remedies - Tenure Award To Title Vii Complainant, Jane Roberts Cobb

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ordered a. college to award tenure to a Title VII complainant who was a victim of unlawful disparate treatment.

Kunda v. Muhlenberg College, 621 F.2d 532 (3d Cir. 1980).