Guidance Charter School, of Palmdale, Calif. will pay $8,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced.
The consent decree was approved by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
According to the EEOC, Guidance Charter School paid a female math tutor a lower hourly rate than her male counterpart despite their jobs being the same. The EEOC contends that the employee complained of the unequal pay and the school failed to address the pay discrepancy.
Such conduct violates the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, EEOC v. The Guidance Charter School, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation agreement through its conciliation process.
The court will maintain jurisdiction over this case for the term of the two-year consent decree.
In addition to monetary relief, Guidance Charter School will review and revise its policies and procedures regarding compliance with the EPA and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, implement training to all employees regarding equal pay practices, sex discrimination and retaliation, develop a centralized tracking system for policy dissemination and discrimination, unequal pay, or retaliation complaints, and submit annual reports to the EEOC verifying compliance with the decree.
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