Alan Sylvestre
Originally published on July 17, 2021 10:02 am
Now-retired psychology professor Jennifer Freyd and the University of Oregon settled a roughly four-year legal battle Friday.
Freyd filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against UO in 2017, claiming the university was paying her unequally in comparison to male colleagues in her department who had similar or lesser experience.
In 2019, the court ruled in favor of the university. Freyd appealed that ruling and brought her case before the Ninth District Circuit Court of Appeals. That court partially sided with Freyd back in March, and greenlit a jury trial; though. The trial won’t occur now due to the settlement.