Circuit Court Highlights Need for True Comparator in Unequal Pay Claim
05-10-2022
Paul Palmer, Jr. worked as a lecturer for Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business (IU). In his third year, Palmer asked about being promoted to senior lecturer. The department head, Professor Krishnan, told Palmer he should wait because lecturers rarely applied before their sixth year. After the promotion of a white lecturer, Palmer filed a Charge of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a lawsuit alleging race discrimination.