Another EEOC Systemic Lawsuit Bites The Dust In A Favorable Ruling For Employers

On May 17, 2012, Judge Naomi Buchwald of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a decision in EEOC v. Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, No. 10-CV-7462 (S.D.N.Y. May 17, 2012), granting judgment on the pleadings because the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) failed to raise a plausible claim that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey violated the Equal Pay Act (EPA) by paying female lawyers less than male attorneys. Against the backdrop of the EEOC's systemic litigation program, the decision is another big defeat for the Commission.

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