The EEOC further charges that Checkers suppressed the wages of Snyder and other female shift managers and cashiers/sandwich makers by scheduling them for 20 to 25 hours per week, even though they had requested full-time hours, while their male counterparts routinely were scheduled to work, on average, more than 30 hours per week. Checkers also paid female cashiers/sandwich makers less than their male counterparts even though they did substantially equal work, according to the lawsuit. The EEOC charges that Checkers routinely paid Snyder and other female shift managers lower wages than male shift managers even though they performed the same duties, including giving assignments and directions to other employees and scheduling and approving breaks. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.ĮEOC General Counsel David Lopez said, "This case demonstrates the significance of the agency's strategic enforcement plan, reminding employers that the agency will exercise its authority to eliminate sex-based wage disparities in the workplace."Īccording to the EEOC's suit, LaToya Snyder began working as a cashier/sandwich maker at the company's Checkers restaurant in West Philadelphia and was promoted to a shift manager position in 2010. PHILADELPHIA - Market Burgers, L.L.C., doing business as Checkers, a fast food restaurant chain, violated federal law by paying women less than men and scheduling them for fewer hours than their male counterparts because of gender, the U.S. Restaurant Chain Paid Female Managers and Cashiers Less Than Males, Federal Agency Says
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