On December 13, 2004, EEOC, on behalf of a female employee, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Right of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The complaint asserted that despite doing equal work, the employee was paid substantially lower wages and despite her complaints this practice continued, causing emotional distress. As a result, the plaintiff sought compensatory and punitive damages including back pay.

On August 16, 2005, the court (Judge Charles R. Weiner) approved a consent decree. The decree enjoined SPD Technologies from engaging in discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII, Title I or the EPA. Additionally, the two year consent decree awarded the charging party $95,000 in monetary relief and required her annual salary to be raised to $71,088.

David Miller - 08/24/2010


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