WETZEL v. LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO.

Civ. A. No. 72-169.

449 F.Supp. 397 (1978)

Sandra WETZEL and Mari Ross on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Pennsylvania.

April 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard A. Specter, Litman, Litman, Harris & Specter, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs.

Kalvin M. Grove, Lederer, Fox & Grove, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.

Robert A. Penney, Boston, Mass., for defendant (corporate counsel).

Clem R. Kyle, Pittsburgh, Pa., for defendant (local counsel).

Milton A. Smith, Gen. Counsel, Richard B. Berman, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Washington, D. C., Gerard C. Smetana, Laurence D. Ehrlich, Julian D. Schrieber, Chicago, Ill., Walter P. DeForest, Pittsburgh, Pa., amicus curiae, defendants.

Robert F. Stone, Pittsburgh, Pa., for plaintiffs' co-counsel.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D. C., James F. Bennett, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Pittsburgh, Pa., amicus curiae, plaintiffs.


OPINION

WEBER, Chief Judge.

In prior proceedings we have determined that the defendant discriminated against women technical employees in its claims department in hiring and promotional opportunities.1 We now consider whether the pay differential between the positions of Claims Adjuster (CA) and Claims Representative (CR) amounts to sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

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