Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, No. 76-536

CourtUnited States Supreme Court
Writing for the CourtREHNQUIST
Citation434 U.S. 136
PartiesNashville Gas Co. v. Satty
Decision Date06 December 1977
Docket NumberNo. 76-536
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161 practice notes
  • Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing Com., No. G007029
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • February 28, 1990
    ...within the meaning of title VII. (See, e.g., Satty v. Nashville Gas Co. (6th Cir.1975) 522 F.2d 850, 854-855, revd. in part (1977) 434 U.S. 136, 98 S.Ct. 347, 54 L.Ed.2d 356; Hutchinson v. Lake Oswego School Dist. No. 7 (9th Cir.1975) 519 F.2d 961, 964-966; Gilbert v. General Electric Co. (......
  • Merrell v. All Seasons Resorts, Inc., No. CV 89-3218 DT.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. Central District of California
    • September 1, 1989
    ...when an employee's seniority rights were forfeited after she returned to work from maternity leave. Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136, 98 S.Ct. 347, 54 L.Ed.2d 356 (1977). The court distinguished between the employer's conferring a benefit (disability benefits) and imposing a burden ......
  • deLaurier v. San Diego Unified School Dist., No. 75-2096
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
    • November 2, 1978
    ...Electric Co. v. Gilbert, 429 U.S. 125, 97 S.Ct. 401, 50 L.Ed.2d 343 (1976), and thereafter its decisions in Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136, 98 S.Ct. 347, 54 L.Ed.2d 356 (1977); Dothard v. Rawlinson, 433 U.S. 321, 97 S.Ct. 2720, 53 L.Ed.2d 786 (1977); and Richmond Unified School Di......
  • De La Cruz v. Tormey, Nos. 76-2791
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
    • September 13, 1978
    ...41 L.Ed.2d 256 (1974), General Electric Co. v. Gilbert, 429 U.S. 125, 97 S.Ct. 401, 30 L.Ed.2d 34 (1976), and Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136, 98 S.Ct. 347, 54 L.Ed.2d 356 (1977), that no discriminatory effect may be shown where one simply "declines to extend an additional benefit ......
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158 cases
  • Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing Com., No. G007029
    • United States
    • California Court of Appeals
    • February 28, 1990
    ...within the meaning of title VII. (See, e.g., Satty v. Nashville Gas Co. (6th Cir.1975) 522 F.2d 850, 854-855, revd. in part (1977) 434 U.S. 136, 98 S.Ct. 347, 54 L.Ed.2d 356; Hutchinson v. Lake Oswego School Dist. No. 7 (9th Cir.1975) 519 F.2d 961, 964-966; Gilbert v. General Electric Co. (......
  • Bray v. Alexandria Women's Health Clinic, No. 90-985.
    • United States
    • United States Supreme Court
    • January 13, 1993
    ...on an analysis of the insurance plan as a benefit program with an overall nondiscriminatory effect.54 Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U. S. 136 (1977), applied a statute without an intent requirement to an employer's policy denying accumulated seniority to employees returning from pregnancy......
  • Merrell v. All Seasons Resorts, Inc., No. CV 89-3218 DT.
    • United States
    • United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. United States District Courts. 9th Circuit. Central District of California
    • September 1, 1989
    ...when an employee's seniority rights were forfeited after she returned to work from maternity leave. Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136, 98 S.Ct. 347, 54 L.Ed.2d 356 (1977). The court distinguished between the employer's conferring a benefit (disability benefits) and imposing a burden ......
  • Shirey v. Devine, No. 80-2532
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (District of Columbia)
    • January 8, 1982
    ...perform their jobs in order to become employed, and then places a special burden on the segregated group. Cf. Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136, 140-142, 98 S.Ct. 347, 348, 350-51, 54 L.Ed.2d 356 (1977). No "business necessity" requires permanent denial of employment benefits because......
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3 books & journal articles
  • The Supreme Court and Sex Discrimination: the Role of the Solicitor General
    • United States
    • Political Research Quarterly Nbr. 41-3, September 1988
    • September 1, 1988
    ...Airlines v. Evans, 431 U.S. 553.United Airlines v. McDonald, 432 U.S. 385. Dothard v. Rawlinson, 433 U.S. 321.Nashville Gas v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136.Quilloin v. Walcott, 434 U.S. 246.Los Angeles v. Manhart, 435 U.S. 702.Duren v. Missouri, 439 U.S. Orr v. Orr, 440 U.S. 268. Parham v. Hughes, 4......
  • MENSTRUATION DISCRIMINATION AND THE PROBLEM OF SHADOW PRECEDENTS.
    • United States
    • Columbia Journal of Gender and Law Vol. 41 Nbr. 1, September 2021
    • September 22, 2021
    ...persons. (15) See id. at 162-63 (Stevens, J., dissenting). (16) See id. at 159-60 (Brennan, J., concurring and dissenting). (17) 434 U.S. 136, 142 (18) 42 U.S.C. [section] 2000e(k). The definition also provides that women affected by "pregnancy, childbirth or medical related medical conditi......
  • The Womb Factor: Pregnancy Policies and Employment of Women
    • United States
    • Political Research Quarterly Nbr. 34-1, March 1981
    • March 1, 1981
    ...they now payaccrued sick pay to employees on maternity leave. 25 17 400 U.S. 542 (1971).18 414 U.S. 632 (1974).19 96 S. Ct. 249 (1975).20 434 U.S. 136 (1977); see Erickson, "Pregnancy Discrimination," pp. Hereafter referred to as EEOC. The Commission was established by the Civil Rights Act ......

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