Everson v. Michigan Dept. of Corrections.

• Position: PERSONNEL - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

BFOQ -- Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

SEX DISCRIMINATION

Everson v. Michigan Dept. of Corrections, 391 F.3d 737 (6th Cir. 2004). Male and female corrections officers brought a class action against a state corrections agency, alleging gender discrimination in staffing positions within female prison housing units. The district court granted judgment in favor of the officers and the state appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that female gender was a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ). The court held that female gender was a BFOQ under Title VII for correctional officer and residential unit officer positions in...