RAY-O-VAC v. ILHR DEPARTMENT

No. 600 (1974).

70 Wis.2d 919 (1975)

236 N. W. 2d 209

RAY-O-VAC, DIVISION OF E. S. B., INC., Respondent, v. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, LABOR & HUMAN RELATIONS, Appellant: NORDNESS and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided December 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by Gordon Samuelsen, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was Bronson C. La Follette, attorney general.

For the respondent Ray-O-Vac there was a brief by James C. Herrick, Timothy D. Fenner, and Axley, Brynelson, Herrick & Gehl, all of Madison, and oral argument by Mr. Herrick and Mr. Fenner.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by Priscilla Ruth Mac Dougall for the Wisconsin Education Association Council.

On motion for rehearing:

For the respondent Ray-O-Vac there was a brief by James C. Herrick and Axley, Brynelson, Herrick & Gehl, of Madison.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by Walter S. Davis, John P. Savage and Davis, Kuelthau, Vergeront, Stover & Leichtfuss, S. C. of Milwaukee, for Employers Association, Inc.

A brief amicus curiae was filed by Herbert P. Wiedemann, Stanley S. Jaspan, Gary J. Okey and Foley & Lardner of Milwaukee, for J. C. Penney Company, Inc.


BEILFUSS, J.

The respondents Kristine Nordness and Sheryll Dvorak (they have not appeared in this appeal), employees of Ray-O-Vac, filed complaints with the ILHR Department alleging they had been discriminated against on the basis of sex because of the divergent limitations of disability payments for pregnancy and childbirth as contrasted to other disabilities.

Kristine Nordness commenced her employment with Ray-O-Vac on July 21, 1970. On or about August 30...

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