Determined whether an employer who refuses to accept applications from women with pre-school age children violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Full Case Title:
Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp., 400 U.S. 542 (1971)
- Workplace Equality and Economic Empowerment
Year:
1971
- Public Benefits and Poverty
Legal Momentun's Role:
Joined Amicus Brief
- Joined Amicus Brief
Brief:
The Supreme Court rules that it is contrary to Title VII for a company to refuse to hire a woman because she has pre-school aged children when it does not impose a similar restriction on hiring men, even where there is no showing of discrimination against women overall.
