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violation of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub. L. 88-
352, sec. 701, 78 Stat. 241, 42 U.S.C. sec. 2000e to 2000e-17
(title VII). The representatives sought backpay, as well as
injunctive and declaratory relief.
On November 6, 1981, the District Court bifurcated the
litigation into a liability and a remedy phase. On April 29, 1985,
the court ruled in the liability phase that State Farm was liable
under title VII for classwide discrimination on the basis of
gender. See Kraszewski v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co., 38 Fair Empl.
Prac. Cas. (BNA) 197 (N.D. Cal. 1985). The court concluded that
women who attempted to become trainee agents were "lied to,
misinformed, and discouraged in their efforts to attain the entry
level sales position." Id. at 257. The court then ruled that the
class action suit properly included "all female applicants and
deterred applicants who, at any time since July 5, 1974, have been,
are, or will be denied recruitment, selection and/or hire as
trainee agents by defendant companies within the State of
California." Id. at 258.
On July 17, 1986, the court held that individual hearings were
appropriate to determine the relief for class members. The court
decided that class members were entitled to show that they were
actual victims of discrimination as to any of the vacancies at
State Farm that occurred during the period of liability and were
filled by men.
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