Retired professor and University of Oregon settle longstanding lawsuit

OPB reports..

The UO will pay Jennifer Freyd a total of $450,000 to settle a four-year lawsuit

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.

According to a joint statement Freyd and the university released Friday, the university agreed to pay her a total of $450,000. The bulk of that money, $350,000, will go toward Freyd and her attorneys to cover claims for damages and fees spanning the four-year lawsuit. The university also will make a $100,000 donation to the Center for Institutional Courage — a foundation Freyd founded.

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/07/17/university-oregon-professor-settle-equal-pay-lawsuit/