28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1690, 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 661, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,549, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,881 Aida O'Brien v. Sky Chefs, Inc., and American Airlines, Inc.

670 F.2d 864 28 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1690 , 28 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 661 , 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,549 , 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,881 Aida O'BRIEN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SKY CHEFS, INC., and American Airlines, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 80-4271, 81-4010. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 10, 1981. Decided March 3, 1982. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing June 4, 1982. 1 Robert A. Goodin, Jon B. Sigerman, Armour, St. John, Wilcox & Goodin, San Francisco, Cal., on brief, for plaintiffs-appellants. 2 James L. Meeder (argued), Donald D. Connors, Jr., Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, Cal., on brief, for defendants-appellees. 3 Karen MacRae Smith, Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae, EEOC. 4 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 5 Before DUNIWAY and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and QUACKENBUSH, * District Judge. 6 QUACKENBUSH, District Judge. 7 This is a consolidated appeal of a class action suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., brought by three female former employees against Sky Chefs, Inc., an American Airlines…