Gordon v. United States
What's at Stake
On October 31st, 2018, WRP, the 老澳门开奖结果-DC, and the 老澳门开奖结果-AR submitted an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs Gayle Gordon and Theresa Maxwell, physicians in the Central Arkansas Veteran鈥檚 Healthcare System in Little Rock, Arkansas, who challenged under the Equal Pay Act the agency鈥檚 failure to pay them equal wages compared to that of their male colleagues.
Summary
The Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court鈥檚 dismissal of the case on summary judgment for failure to establish that the pay differential was 鈥渉istorically or presently based on sex.鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 filed an amicus brief in support of the Plaintiffs鈥� request for rehearing by the entire panel of the Federal Circuit, arguing that the court should not graft an undefined additional factor onto the requirements the EPA establishes for bringing a pay discrimination claim (i.e. unequal wages paid to male and female employees for equal work).
Legal Documents
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10/31/2018
Gordon v. United States - Amicus Brief
Date Filed: 10/31/2018