Less Pay Because of Less Experience? Or Sex Bias?
December 07, 2007—An Ohio computer programmer was one of three colleagues at the same level, but the other two were males. She complained several times to managers and HR that there was no reason the men should be paid over 20 percent more than she earned. But her complaints were consistently ignored. Finally, she sued.
Appeals Court Reverses Overtime Ruling
November 09, 2006—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has ruled that 2,000 claims adjusters for Farmers Insurance Exchange are exempt from the overtime requirements under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
