EEOC Announces $260K Settlement with Ohio Employer for Wage Discrimination

Yesterday, the EEOC announced that it had settled for $260,000 a wage discrimination lawsuit filed at Case No. 5:09CV01762 in federal court in Akron on behalf of two women under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act with Health Management Group, Inc. The lawsuit alleged that the employer had paid the two women less than a male employee performing substantially similar work in violation of federal law. "In addition to monetary relief, the consent decree settling the suit provides for training for all of HMG's employees, managers, and supervisors on employee rights and employers' obligations under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII and requires HMG to post an anti-discrimination notice to all employees. The decree also requires that HMG revamp its non-discrimination policies; implement discrimination complaint procedures; maintain records regarding complaints of discrimination received by HMG representatives; promote manager and supervisor accountability with regard to HMG's anti-discrimination policies; and provide annual reports to the EEOC during the decree's 30-month term."

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