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| Corrections challenges ruling it’s not exempt from fair pay law |
| By santafenewmexican.com- Andrew Oxford |
| Published: 05/03/2016 |
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The state prison system argues in a lawsuit that it is exempt from a New Mexico law requiring employers to pay women the same as men for comparable work. Though Gov. Susana Martinez signed the Fair Pay for Women Act in 2013 and touted the wage discrimination law while running for re-election the following year, her administration is fighting claims filed under the law and advancing an argument in the New Mexico Court of Appeals that could significantly undermine it. Meanwhile, a former employee has brought a new claim against the Corrections Department. In a lawsuit filed last month, Melinda L. Wolinsky, formerly employed as a lawyer for the state’s prison system, says she was paid $8,000 less per year than a male colleague in the same job. A spokeswoman for the department declined to comment on the pending litigation. Read More. |
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