Mundell v. Acadia Hospital Corp.

22-1394

February 02, 2024
1st Circ. Says Intent Not Needed To Break Maine Pay Bias Law

The First Circuit affirmed that a psychologist is entitled to nearly $181,000 in damages from a hospital that violated Maine law by paying her half of what her male colleagues earned, ruling that the state's equal pay statute doesn't require workers to show intentional discrimination to prevail.
August 04, 2023
Maine Opens Easier Path For Race-Based Pay Bias Claims

Maine lawmakers opened a new path for workers to pursue claims of race-based pay disparities by expanding the state's Equal Pay Law, which has a lower bar than Maine's separate employment discrimination framework, attorneys told Law360.
December 06, 2022
1st Circ. Struggles With Intent Of Maine Equal Pay Law

A First Circuit panel grappled Tuesday with the metes and bounds of the Maine Equal Pay Law invoked by a female psychologist who successfully sued Acadia Hospital Corp. for underpaying her, indicating that it may seek guidance from the state's highest court.
November 29, 2022
December Arguments Discrimination Attorneys Should Watch

In December, the Second and Sixth circuits will both hear arguments in employment discrimination cases against General Motors, while the First Circuit will hear a dispute between a Maine psychiatric hospital and a female psychologist in a test of the state's equal pay law. Here, Law360 previews arguments in these and other cases that lawyers should keep an eye on as 2022 draws to a close.