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LAFFEY v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.

Nos. 83-1033, 83-1034, 83-1167 and 83-1168.

740 F.2d 1071 (1984)

Mary Pat LAFFEY, et al., v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Appellant, Air Line Pilots Association, Non-Aligned Party. (Two Cases) Mary Pat LAFFEY, et al., Appellants, v. NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC., Air Line Pilots Association, Non-Aligned Party. (Two Cases)

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip A. Lacovara, Washington, D.C., with whom William R. Stein, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for Northwest Airlines, Inc., appellant in Nos. 83-1033 and 83-1167 and appellee in Nos. 83-1034 and 83-1168.

Michael H. Gottesman, Washington, D.C., with whom Robert M. Weinberg and Jeremiah A. Collins, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for Laffey, et al., appellees in Nos. 83-1033 and 83-1167 and appellants in Nos. 83-1034 and 83-1168. Julia Penny Clark, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for Laffey, et al.

Before GINSBURG, BORK and STARR, Circuit Judges.

OPINION PER CURIAM

PER CURIAM:

This Equal Pay Act-Title VII class action concerns the former practices of Northwest Airlines (NWA) with regard to the employment of cabin attendants. Women employed by NWA in the all-female category "stewardess" received less pay than men in the all-male "purser" category. In addition, NWA required female cabin attendants to share double rooms on layovers while providing single rooms...

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