Baron & Budd Celebrates Women’s Equality Day, Fights for Equal Pay on Behalf of Female Employee

Recent Case Highlights Need to Fight Wage Disparities Due to Gender


DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The national law firm of Baron & Budd proudly celebrates Women’s
Equality Day, which commemorates the 95th anniversary of the
certification of the 19th Amendment to the United States
Constitution (August 26, 1920), which gave women the right to vote. Even
though progress in the area of women’s rights has been substantial,
Baron & Budd recently filed a lawsuit that is an example of how wage
discrepancies based on gender still exist. (In Re: Civil Action No.
4:15-cv-644, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas,
Fort Worth Division)

On August 24, 2015, the plaintiff in the case filed a civil action
against DistributionNOW, a Houston-based supply chain solutions company
that serves a wide range of industrial markets. She filed the case
pursuant to the Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963, which prohibits employers
from paying employees of one sex less than the other for jobs that
require an equal amount of responsibility, effort and skill, and are
performed under similar working conditions. She is seeking twice the
amount of unpaid back wages, legal fees and other damages, claiming the
company violated the EPA.

According to the complaint, the plaintiff worked as the operations
manager at the Bridgeport, Texas business location of DistributionNOW,
replacing a man who had held that job. Despite having more years of
experience, which included training the man who held the job before her
on how to do the job, the complaint alleges that the plaintiff was
nevertheless paid several thousand dollars less per year than her male
counterpart in wages. The lawsuit also claims that, while her male
predecessor in that job was given a company vehicle and gas allowance,
she was not provided with any vehicle or gas allowance. The EPA covers
disparity not only in salary or hourly pay, but also benefits such as
car allowances, gas allowances, bonuses and numerous other forms of
compensation and benefits.

“This case highlights the fact that even though major strides have been
made regarding women’s equality since 1920, there still remains a great
deal of work to do,” said Allen Vaught, manager of the Employment Law
Section of the national law firm of Baron & Budd. “We will always remain
vigilant in the area of women’s rights, and fight on behalf of those who
are being treated unfairly in the workplace simply because of their
gender.”

If you believe you are being discriminated against by your employer due
to your gender, please contact the national law firm of Baron & Budd as
soon as possible. Send an email to info@baronbudd.com
or call 1.866.700.8994 to learn more about how we may be able to help.

ABOUT BARON & BUDD, P.C.

The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C., with offices in Dallas, Baton Rouge,
New Orleans, Austin and Los Angeles, is a nationally recognized law firm
with a nearly 40-year history of “Protecting What’s Right” for people,
communities and businesses harmed by negligence. Baron & Budd’s size and
resources enable the firm to take on large and complex cases. The firm
represents individuals and government and business entities in areas as
diverse as dangerous pharmaceuticals and medical devices, environmental
contamination, the Gulf oil spill, financial fraud, overtime violations,
deceptive advertising, automotive defects, trucking accidents, nursing
home abuse, and asbestos-related illnesses such as mesothelioma.

Contacts

Baron & Budd, P.C.
Bradley Bowen, 214-523-6633

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