Maryland Insurance Administration settles federal suit charging it paid female investigators less than males
The federal agency charged that the state insurance regulator had paid the women lower salaries than it paid to several male fraud investigators who performed the same work. The payments were based on gender, in violation of the Equal Pay Act, according to the lawsuit filed in
The settlement with the EEOC also bars the insurance agency from violating the law in the future and requires agency officials to create specific non-gender-based wage policies. The agency also must post a notice of the requirements and report to the federal agency how it handles any future such discrimination complaints.
A spokesman for the insurance regulator did not respond to request for comment late Monday.
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