By: Derek Hawkins//December 6, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Marybeth Lauderdale v. Illinois Department of Human Services
Case No.: 16-3830
Officials: MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and MILLER, District Judge.∗
Focus: Equal Pay Act Violation
Marybeth Lauderdale alleges she was paid substantially less than her male colleague despite taking on twice the responsibility. The Equal Pay Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibit state employers from paying an employee less based on her sex. However, the record indicates that the pay discrepancy in this case was not based on sex. Therefore, the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants-appellees is affirmed.
Affirmed