In Major Win For Equal Pay, JJLM Wins Appeal For UO Professor Freyd At The 9thCircuit Court Of Appeals.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed much of the lower court’s decision to dismiss Jennifer Freyd’s gender-based pay discrimination lawsuit against the University of Oregon. Professor Freyd’s appeal was supported by a group of 47 women’s and civil rights groups, including Equal Rights Advocates, the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, the National Women’s Law Center, and the American Association of University Professors. As a result of the Court’s ruling, Professor Freyd’s case may now proceed to trial. For more information on Professor Freyd’s work on sexual assault and institutional courage, see Project on Institutional Courage.Legal Briefs
- Plaintiff-Appellant’s Reply Brief, 13 December 2019
- Brief of Appellant, 23 September 2019
- Brief of Amici Curiae Equal Rights Advocates 30 September 2019
- Brief of Amicus Curiae American Association, 30 September 2019
Media
- “Retention Raises” May Be Unlawful Employment Discrimination, Says Federal Appeals Court by Eric Bachman, Forbes, 25 May 2021. (Also published as: “Retention Raises” May Be Unlawful Employment Discrimination, Says Federal Appeals Court by Eric Bachman in The National Law Review, Volume IX, Number 153, 2 June 2021.)
- UO’s defense against professor’s pay discrimination lawsuit could ‘gut’ Equal Pay Act, court says, by Joanna Mann, Daily Emerald,10 May 2021.
- Freyd v. University of Oregon, No. 19-35428 (9th Cir. March 15, 2021), American Association of University Professors (AAUP), March 2021
- Federal appeals court revives UO professor’s suit alleging ‘glaring’ pay gap between her and male counterparts, by Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian/OregonLive, 17 March 2021
- Recent Ninth Circuit Equal Pay Act Decision A Reminder To Examine and Eliminate Gender-Based Pay Disparity (US), The National Law Review, Volume XI, Number 76, 17 March 2021
- 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion — 19-35428.pdf (uscourts.gov)
- University of Oregon professor’s equal pay lawsuit can proceed to jury trial – OPB
- Court: Professor’s Equal Pay Case May Proceed (insidehighered.com)
- Appeals court revives UO professor’s suit alleging ‘glaring’ gender pay gap – oregonlive.com
- Appealing on Zoom, Eugene Weekly, 28 May 2020
- Live Up to Your Mission, UO, The Register-Guard, 7 November 2019
- Freyd versus University of Oregon, American Association of University Women, October 2019
- More Support Pours in for Professor’s Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit, The College Post, 7 October 2019
- Tackling the Gender Wage Gap: 2 Recent Amicus Briefs to 9th Circuit Court, Equal Rights Advocates, 7 October 2019
- Update: UO comments on women’s and civil rights groups support for professor’s equal pay lawsuit, Register Guard, 5 October 2019
- 47 Women’s And Civil Rights Groups Support Equal Pay Lawsuit Against UO, OPB, 5 October 2019
- Faculty Rally Around Female Professor in Pay Discrimination Case Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 3 October 2019
- AAUP Files Amicus Brief against Misuse of Academic Freedom to Justify Gender-Based Pay Disparity Blog of Academe Magazine, 2 October 2019
- AAUP Supports Professor Freyd’s Claim, 1 October 2019
- Freyd Lawsuit: Witness Recants U of O Matters, 1 October 2019
- AAUP Supports University of Oregon Faculty Member’s Claims of Gender-Based Pay Disparity CSWS at UO, 1 October 2019
- A ‘most glaring’ case of pay inequity at University of Oregon , The Oregonian, 30 May 2019
- Retaining Gender Inequity? , Inside Higher Ed, 28 May 2019
- UO Equal Pay Case Dismissed ,Eugene Weekly, 3 May 2019
- Open Essay, 9 December 2018
- Grad Student Open Letter, 7 June 2017
- Psychology professor sues UO, says she’s paid ‘substantially less’ than male colleagues, The Register-Guard, 21 March 2017
Oral Arguments
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 12 May 2020
