Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. General Telephone Company Of Northwest

885 F.2d 575 50 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 1316 , 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 39,337 , 58 USLW 2194 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF NORTHWEST, INC., Defendant-Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Nos. 85-4422, 85-4437 and 86-3732. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 2, 1987. Memorandum Disposition Filed Feb. 9, 1988 Withdrawn. Decided Sept. 12, 1989. Peggy R. Mastroianni, E.E.O.C., Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee. James R. Dickens, Karr, Tuttle, Koch, Campbell, Mawer, Morrow & Sax, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee/cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before POOLE, FERGUSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. FERGUSON, Circuit Judge: 1 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appeals the district court's decision in the EEOC's gender discrimination action against General Telephone Company of the Northwest (GenTel). The EEOC argues that the district court erred in holding that GenTel did not discriminatorily deny its female employees access to higher-paying positions in violation of Title VII. 2…