U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1983

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · Decided December 13, 1983 · Bach, Cummings, Esch, Swygert
724 F.2d 52; 5 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1122; 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 14546; 33 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 33,978; 33 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1695 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joslyn Mfg. & Supply Co.

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co., 706 F.2d 1469 (7th Cir. 1983), this Court affirmed a judgment of the district court for the Northern District of Illinois, 524 F.Supp. 1141 (N.D.Ill. 1981). We held that an employer does not violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k) (1981), by not providing male employees the same insurance benefits when their wives are hospitalized because of pregnancy as it presently provides them when their wives are hospitalized because of injury or illness. Subsequently, the Supreme Court decided that such a plan does violate Title VII 'as amended. Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, - U.S. -, 103 S.Ct. 2622, 77 L.Ed.2d 89 (1983). Consequently, we hereby VACATE our previous decision and REMAND the cause to the district court for further proceedings in light of the Supreme Court’s Newport News decision.

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