Hispanic Professors’ Pay Claims Leave Fifth Circuit Unconvinced

University of Texas at Austin’s president can’t be held individually liable anytime an employee of color is denied a pay raise, a Fifth Circuit judge warned during oral arguments Tuesday, as he considered a lower court’s ruling that could have that impact on the university.

Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan supported reversing the order and freeing former UT President Jay Hartzell from discrimination claims from two Hispanics professors who say they were denied higher salaries based on their national origin.

With an incredulous tone, Duncan said a rule requiring the president to decide all employee requests for increased pay and promotions ...