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Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. J.C. Penney Co.
Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
Release Date : January 04, 1988
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 78 KB

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") charges J.C. Penney Company ("Penney") with sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Â§Â§ 2000 et seq. The EEOC challenges the "head of household" provision of Penneys medical and dental insurance plan, which permits a Penney employee to elect coverage for his or her spouse only if the spouse earns less than the employee. The district court granted partial summary judgment to Penney, holding that the "head of household" requirement could be challenged only under subsection 703(a)(1) of Title VII rather than subsection (a)(2). The court further held that disparate impact analysis could be used only in claims under subsection (a)(2), so that the EEOC had to proceed under a disparate treatment analysis and prove intentional discrimination to succeed in its claim under subsection (a)(1).