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Female vet may proceed with equal pay claim

Female vet may proceed with equal pay claim

Female vet may proceed with equal pay claim

A federal District Court in New York City has permitted a female veterinarian to proceed with her equal pay claim against a nonprofit medical center and teaching hospital and has refused to consider the center’s Form 990 tax return that it sought to include in its motion to dismiss. Deirdre Chiaramonte claimed that she was not paid similarly to a male vet by the Animal Medical Center, a nonprofit veterinary teaching hospital. She claimed that she received $50,000 less than a male vet with less experience, lower seniority, fewer work days per week, and less responsibility. She also claimed that she had responsibility for additional programs that he did not. The center sought to introduce its...

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