Behm v. United States

OPINION AND ORDER

WOLSKI, Judge.

The plaintiffs Michelle Behm, Frances Mulkey and Katherine Peterson2 have filed the instant action under the Equal Pay Act (“the Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (2000), seeking the difference in pay between what male comparators received and what they have received for equal work.3 The defendant has moved for summary judgment under the affirmative defense that any pay disparities were due to a “factor other than sex.” Id. For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS the defendant’s motion.

I. BACKGROUND

The plaintiffs are all high-level managers for the FAA. Before…