Don?t rely on job descriptions to counter claims that you violated the Equal Pay Act (EPA). How the job is actually performed counts much more.
Recent case: Ellen moved from Norway to Minnesota to accept a job with the Honorary Norwegian Consulate in Minneapolis, working as a higher-education and research officer.
Ellen claimed that during her job interview, a consular official told her an innovation and business development officer was also being hired. The official allegedly asserted that the two jobs were equivalent, paid the same and had the same benefits.
After Ellen began her job, she discovered that a man had been hired for the second position and that he was earning $110,000. Her salary was just $70,000. She also discovered that the man received health insurance coverage for his family. Ellen had been denied those benefits for her domestic partner and children.
When Ellen complained, she said, a manager told her that she should be ?prepared for consequences.? In the wake of her internal complaint, she alleged that she was denied travel payments and other support. Finally, when her initial contract expired, she was not rehired. Her male colleague was.
Ellen sued, alleging among other claims that the consulate violated the EPA by not providing her the same pay and benefits the man received.
The consulate moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the two positions weren?t substantially equal. It pointed to the different job descriptions, among other differences.
But the court said the job descriptions weren?t definitive. It said what counted was how the jobs were actually performed. Plus, there was the matter of what the consular official said during the interview. If Ellen really was told that the positions were equivalent, then that could be used to bolster her EPA claims. The court said her case could proceed. (Ewald v. Royal Norwegian Embassy, No. 11-CV-2116, DC MN, 2012)
Final note: Ellen?s foreign national status was irrelevant. The same em??ployment rules apply to all employees in Minnesota. Likewise, a foreign employer still has to abide by U.S. and state labor laws when hiring employees to work here.
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