Filed Date: Jan. 16, 2002
Closed Date: 2007
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On January 16, 2002, several female employees of defendant in its Kansas operations filed a lawsuit under Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, § 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act, and state law against defendant Boeing Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, Wichita Division. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, alleged gender discrimination in Boeing's compensation and overtime policies. Specifically, the plaintiffs claimed that Boeing's company-wide practice for setting starting salaries and raises systematically and giving supervisors discretion in assigning overtime disadvantaged its female employees, and that Boeing's failure to correct these practices upon knowledge of them constituted intentional discrimination against its female employees.
Discovery was conducted in phases, beginning with the class certification issue. On April 25, 2003, the district court (Judge Wesley Brown) granted certification under Rule 23(b)(2) to both the Hourly and Salaried Subclasses on their disparate-impact claims. Certification was denied on all disparate-treatment claims. However, on February 24, 2004, the court granted Boeing's motion to decertify the disparate-impact claim of the Salaried Subclass, leaving only the Hourly Subclass's disparate-impact claim.
In response to this, the plaintiffs filed renewed motions for class certification on April 2, 2004, and August 27, 2004, respectively. But the court denied both motions.
On February 24, 2004, the district court granted Boeing's motion for summary judgment on the disparate-impact claim of the Hourly Subclass. The plaintiffs then appealed to the 10th Circuit. However, on August 7, 2006, the 10th Circuit (Judge Harris Hartz) affirmed the district court's summary judgment.
On June 26, 2007, the district court ordered that all claims of the plaintiffs against the defendant be dismissed.
Summary Authors
Kunyi Zhang (7/2/2010)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4729574/parties/carpenter-v-boeing-company/
Arai, Ivy D (Washington)
Berman, Steve W. (Washington)
Armstrong, James M. (Kansas)
Babcock, Mary Kathleen (Kansas)
Brice-Brown, Barbara (District of Columbia)
Brown, Wesley Ernest (Kansas)
Hartz, Harris L. (New Mexico)
Humphreys, Karen M. (Kansas)
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State / Territory: Kansas
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 16, 2002
Closing Date: 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Plaintiffs were female employees hired by defendant in its Kansas operations.
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Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Granted
Defendants
Boeing Company, Private Entity/Person
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: Defendant
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Issues
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Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
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