Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

1-1-1971

Abstract

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 make it illegal to discriminate against women in all aspects of employment, any state statutes to the contrary notwithstanding. In recent months, several cases were tried and many are currently pending. This paper discusses work performed in preparation for expert witness testimony for two cases, both of which were decided in Federal Court, one of which is before a higher court on appeal. Methods of engineering economics, actuarial science, industrial engineering, computer simulation, and statistical analysis are utilized to prove that discrimination existed in both plants studied. Moreover, these methods are used to show the extent of past damages to the employees as well as any future damages due to (a) de facto discrimination, and (b) reduction of income to employees who are either already pensioned or soon to be pensioned. The approaches used for proving that discrimination exists are shown to be equally applicable for pretesting management practices to assure compliance with the law and the avoidance of subsequent penalties. [Published circa 1971.]

Keywords

Operations research, Sex discrimination in employment--United States, Equal pay for equal work, Women--Employment--Law and legislation--United States, Industrial management--Statistical methods, United States. Equal Pay Act of 1963

Publication Title

Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University

Issue

Technical memorandum no. 263

Rights

This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use

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