County of Washington v. Gunther

County of Washington v. Gunther
Argued March 23, 1981
Decided June 8, 1981
Full case nameCounty of Washington, Oregon, et al. v. Alberta Gunther et al.
Citations452 U.S. 161 (more)
101 S. Ct. 2242; 68 L. Ed. 2d 751
Case history
PriorGunther v. Cnty. of Wash., 602 F.2d 882 (9th Cir. 1979); rehearing denied, 623 F.2d 1303 (9th Cir. 1980); cert. granted, 449 U.S. 950 (1980).
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr.
William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
MajorityBrennan, joined by White, Marshall, Blackmun, Stevens
DissentRehnquist, joined by Burger, Stewart, Powell
Laws applied
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

County of Washington v. Gunther, 452 U.S. 161 (1981), is a United States labor law case concerning discrimination and the lower standards of protection for gender pay because of the Bennett Amendment in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, §703(h).