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09-2043 Goodman v. National Security Agency, Inc.

By: dmc-admin//September 3, 2010//

09-2043 Goodman v. National Security Agency, Inc.

By: dmc-admin//September 3, 2010//

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Employment
Equal Pay Act

Where a female employee was paid more, not less, than a comparable male employee, summary judgment was properly granted to the employer on her Equal Pay Act claim.

“Moore’s testimony is partly confirmed by the company’s payroll records, which show that he was hired at the same rate as Goodman, but received only a 40- cent bump when she received a 50-cent bump to $8.75. (In his testimony, Moore testifies that this intermediate pay rate was $8.50. In either case, it was below Goodman’s). The bump occurred around February 13, 2005, nearly a year before the raise that Moore discusses in his affidavit and deposition. So, the evidence corroborates the defendant’s claim that Moore and Goodman received similar raises when they received similar promotions. In addition to the payroll records, all the testimony in the case shows that Moore was a supervisor for almost a full year before he received his second raise. Therefore, the established date of Moore’s raise undercuts plaintiff’s claim entirely. In fact, all the reliable evidence, even Goodman’s, tends to show that Moore was paid less than Goodman during her entire tenure at National.”

Affirmed.

09-2043 Goodman v. National Security Agency, Inc.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Norgle, J., Tinder, J.

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