Legal Opinion
Vermont Human Rights Commission v. State, Department of Corrections & Department of Human Services
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 24, 2015No. 14-445PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEaton, J.
¶ 1. The Vermont Human Rights Commission and three female employees of the Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) filed suit against the State — the DOC and the Vermont Department of Human Resources (DHR) — claiming that the DOC violated the Vermont Fair Employment Practices Act (VFEPA), 21 V.S.A. §§ 495-496a, by paying a male employee in the same position as the female plaintiffs as much as $10,000 more annually without a legally defensible, gender-neutral reason. The trial court granted summary judgment to the State, concluding that although plaintiffs established a prima facie case, the…
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