Vaughan v. Sibley

Loy O. Vaughan, Jr., is a full-time, tenured, associate professor of mathematics at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He began his employment at UAB in 1969 and attained his current rank of associate professor in 1978. Since 1982, he has had no salary increase.

In 1993, Dr. Vaughan sued the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, seeking the enforcement of a policy entitled "Rule 350 — Salary Policy." That policy, which was adopted by the Board on August 23, 1978, provides that each faculty member is to be paid within an approved salary range unless the president of the campus…