Education Tech Company Settles Charges of Unequal Pay for Women

An education technology company agreed to provide injunctive and other relief to a female manager following a federal pay discrimination investigation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Tuesday.

According to the EEOC, a female manager at Boxlight was paid less than her male counterparts despite having duties requiring substantially equal skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions. The agency’s investigation confirmed that for at least three years, not only was the complainant paid less for the same work, but that Boxlight knew and allowed the discrimination to continue.

The EEOC said following the investigation, the pre-litigation conciliation process resulted in ...