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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 32 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Corning Glass Works v. Brennan.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corning Glass Works v. Brennan Anchor | green | “the equal pay act is broadly remedial, and it should be construed and applied so as to fulfill the underlying purposes which congress sought to achieve.” | 18 |
| 2 | Irby v. Bittick | green | “if prior salary alone were a justification, the exception would swallow up the rule and inequality in pay among genders would be perpetuated.” | 6 |
| 3 | County of Washington v. Gunther | green | “equal pay act litigation, therefore, has been structured to permit employers to defend against charges of discrimination where their pay differentials are based on a bona fide use of 'other factors other than sex.” | 3 |
| 4 | Jenny Wernsing v. Department of Human Services, State of Illinois | green | “related to the requirements of the particular position” | 3 |
| 5 | Drum v. Leeson Electric Corp. | green | “market force theory' to justify lower wages for female employees simply because the market might bear such wages.” | 2 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.