Smith v. IVM Solutions L.L.C.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION LISA SMITH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) CASE NO. 1:21-cv-162-RAH ) [WO] IVM SOLUTIONS, L.L.C., ) doing business as Roadside Inc., ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER INTRODUCTION There has long been tension between how employers monetarily value their employees and what employees believe they are worth. Federal law offers some protections to employees by prohibiting pay discrepancies based on protected characteristics such as gender. But the law is not a moral ceiling; it is a floor providing…