13 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1409, 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 11,238 Laurel Waters v. Heublein, Inc. And United Vintners, Inc., Laurel Waters, Equal Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant v. Heublein, Inc. And United Vintners, Inc., Corporations

547 F.2d 466 13 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1409 , 12 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 11,238 Laurel WATERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HEUBLEIN, INC. and United Vintners, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Laurel WATERS, Plaintiff, Equal Opportunity Commission, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, v. HEUBLEIN, INC. and United Vintners, Inc., corporations, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 74-2870, 74-2871. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 12, 1976. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 21, 1977. Susan J. Johnson, Atty. (argued), of E.E.O.C., Appellate Division, Washington, D. C., Robert Gelman (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. R. L. Maines (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Before CHAMBERS and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and PREGERSON, * District Judge. DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge: 1 Plaintiff, Laurel Waters, filed this action in the district court under § 706 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5, ** charging defendants Heublein and United Vintners with discriminatory employment practices against women, Blacks, and Spanish-surnamed Americans, and seeking compensatory and injunctive relief. The U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity…