Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive
Significance, Protective Legislation, Gender Segregation, The First Round, Appeals Court Overrules, Impact
Appellants
Thelma Bowe et al.
Appellees
Colgate-Palmolive Company and International Chemical Workers Union, Local #15
Appellants' Claim
That companies do not have the right to segregate jobs on the basis of gender by limiting women to less strenuous jobs.
Chief Lawyer for Appellants
Marion W. Garnett
Chief Lawyer for Appellees
Herbert L. Segal
Judges
Walter J. Cummings, Otto Kerner, Henry S. Wise
Place
Chicago, Illinois
Date of Decision
26 September 1969
Decision
Companies may not use job classification systems that discriminate on the basis of gender. If a weight-lifting limit is used as a general guideline, it must apply to both men and women--providing employees the opportunity to demonstrate their suitability for physically demanding jobs on an individual basis.
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- Adkins v. Children's Hospital, 261 U.S. 525 (1923).
Sources
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Vol. 2. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 1998.
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