Mapco Must Face Female Managers’ Pay Disparity Class Action

A lawsuit accusing Mapco Express LLC of paying female convenience store managers less than their male colleagues can move forward as a class action, a federal court in Tennessee said.

Joy Vasser and Amy Lusane sued under the Equal Pay Act, alleging that the gas station and convenience store chain systematically underpaid female managers compared to male ones with identical responsibilities.

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on Tuesday denied Mapco’s motion to dismiss, and granted the plaintiffs’ motion for conditional class certification.

Vasser and Lusane “have met their relatively light pleading burden at this early ...