Complaint alleges Verona school district violated Equal Pay Act

A complaint by the Chicago office of the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission states that a recently hired male special education teacher in the Verona Area School District is being paid much more than a group of female special education teachers who have been with the district much longer, according to a Wisconsin State Journal report. Additionally, the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin states the school district is underpaying a female school psychologist compared to a male psychologist in the district. The complaint alleges the district’s actions violate the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers.