Polak v. Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:20-cv-00270

Court:

Virginia Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

John A. Gibney, Jr

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  1. July 08, 2021

    Equal Pay Suit Against Va. Environmental Agency Dismissed

    A former scientist for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality can't move forward with her suit alleging the department violated federal law when it paid her less than a male colleague, a federal judge ruled, saying that she didn't show there was pay discrimination.

  2. June 16, 2021

    Va. Says Female Scientist's Salary History Justified Lower Pay

    A Virginia environmental agency was justified in paying a female scientist less than it paid her male colleague because it based her pay on her salary history, the state argued as part of a bid for an early win in the scientist's pay bias case.

  3. April 06, 2021

    Va. Environmental Workers' Equal Pay Class Struck Down

    A Virginia federal judge on Tuesday disbanded a collective action brought by women at a Virginia environmental agency who allegedly made less than their male counterparts, saying they didn't have enough in common since the state could use their individual salary histories in its defense.