More information is available at Stay connected with the latest EEOC news by subscribing to our email updates. The EEOC advances opportunity in the workplace by enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Suzanne Anderson, supervisory trial attorney for the Dallas District Office added, Title VII and the Equal Pay Act require the payment of equal wages for work that requires substantially equal skill, effort and responsibilities. EEOC will continue to advocate for compliance with the EPA to ensure that employees are paid equally when they perform substantially equal work.”įor more information about equal pay and compensation, see. As she continued to teach at UTPB, the wage gap between her and the two male professors widened. “University management did not respond properly when she complained about the pay equity issue. “UTPB failed to properly pay the professor for her important work in teaching the students at its Midland campus,” said Suzanne Anderson, Assistant Regional Attorney for the EEOC. “It is important that our places of higher education fairly and equitably remedy gender-based pay disparities.” "Energetically enforcing equal pay laws is a currently one of the national strategic priorities for the Commission," said EEOC Regional Attorney Robert A. Injunctive relief to promote non-discriminatory pay practices will also be sought as part of the suit. The EEOC is also seeking liquidated damages due to the willfulness in not paying the female professor a commensurate wage even after she brought the matter to the attention of management. The agency seeks back pay to remedy the pay disparity. 7:22-cv-00210 after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. University of Texas at Permian Basin, Civil Action No. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Midland Division ( Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Such alleged conduct violates the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which prohibits discrimination in compensation on the basis of sex. After she complained about the unequal wages and filed a charge with the EEOC, UTPB lowered her performance evaluations. Her job duties included teaching at least three courses in the fall and three courses in the spring, making sufficient intellectual contributions to maintain scholarly academic status, advising students, and other service-related activities for the University.Īccording to the EEOC’s lawsuit, during her employment with UTPB, two other male professors in the same department performing the same duties were paid higher wages. The female professor began her employment on the UTPB Midland campus during the 2015-16 academic year. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. MIDLAND, Texas – The University of Texas at Permian Basin violated the Equal Pay Act by paying lesser wages to a female assistant/associate professor of accounting than it paid to two males hired to perform the same job, the U.S.
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