May 24, 2023
A female mailroom worker for the city of Chicago couldn't prove she was unfairly paid less than a male co-worker, with an Illinois federal judge ruling Wednesday that their different duties warranted different wages.
November 17, 2021
The city of Chicago can't dodge a mailroom worker's discrimination lawsuit claiming it paid her less than a male employee who performed the same job, after an Illinois federal judge said she proved there was possible discrimination.
July 09, 2021
The city of Chicago should escape for good a mailroom worker's claims that it unlawfully paid her less than it did male employees, the city argued in a filing, saying she failed to show that she was similar enough to a male employee in another department.
May 21, 2021
A federal judge threw out a mailroom worker's pay discrimination suit against the city of Chicago and a union, saying the worker's claims that her duties were similar to those of a higher-paid firefighter, assistant city commissioner and a concrete worker didn't pass muster.
December 11, 2020
A female mailroom employee for the city of Chicago urged an Illinois federal judge to keep alive her suit that claims the city paid male workers more for the same job, saying her arguments can only be resolved in federal court.
November 19, 2020
Chicago has asked an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a female employee's lawsuit alleging the city violated a collective bargaining agreement and paid male workers more to do the same job as her, arguing her claims are either too vague or belong before a state labor panel.