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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:52 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 7 April 2010 01:12
From SantaFeNewMexican.com:
Three female lawyers who work for the state Attorney General’s Office are suing Attorney General Gary King, claiming they aren’t paid as much as male lawyers even though they have similar jobs and experience.
The lawyers filing the suit — Lesley Lowe, Melanie Carver and Mary Smith — have filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit that claims that for at least 23 years, the office has based pay on a system of discrimination. This, they allege, has resulted in a pay disparity between genders.
A spokesman for King, who was elected to the job in 2006, said Tuesday that the attorney general categorically denies any gender discrimination.
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