Legal Opinion
Wolinsky v. N.M. Corrections Dep't
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided August 30, 2018No. A-1-CA-35762PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRENCH, Judge.
{1} This case requires this Court to resolve whether the Fair Pay for Women Act (the FPWA) provides state employees the same right to pursue sex-based wage discrimination claims that persons employed by private employers possess. We answer this question affirmatively, and therefore reverse the order of the district court dismissing Plaintiff's case.
BACKGROUND
{2} Melinda Wolinsky (Plaintiff) sued her employer, the New Mexico Corrections Department (Defendant), for sex-based pay discrimination in violation of the FPWA. She alleged that her salary was approximately $8,000 less than…
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