Prior salary can't justify wage gap between men and women, US appeals court rules
by Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
Apr 10, 2018
3 minutes
SAN FRANCISCO - Aileen Rizo was sitting at a lunch table with other math consultants in 2012 when she learned that her employer had just hired a man with less experience and education at a higher salary.
Rizo, then a math consultant for the Fresno County Office of Education, said the new hire made $13,000 a year more than she did. When she asked management about the disparity, she was told her pay had been based on her prior salary. She sued.
On Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of
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