Pino v. City of Albuquerque
A collective action lawsuit has been filed and certified by the Court against the City of Albuquerque pursuant to the New Mexico Fair Pay for Women Act seeking equivalent pay and other benefits, including retirement and overtime pay, for female employees who worked for the City from June 14, 2013 until July 23, 2020 who were paid less than men for the same work in violation of the law. Excluded from the collective action are police officers, police service aides, cadets in the Albuquerque Police Academy, and women employed by the Albuquerque Fire Department.
The Plaintiffs are female City of Albuquerque employees. They have filed this lawsuit seeking to recover the difference between the amount of pay they received and the amount men were paid for the same work and to ensure their benefits, such as retirement and overtime pay, are based on the amount they should have been lawfully paid. Plaintiffs claim that they, and other graded female employees of the City of Albuquerque, were paid less than men who worked the same job in violation of the New Mexico Fair Pay for Women Act.
Settlement
The parties have reached a settlement in this lawsuit correcting pay disparity issues dating back to 2013. You should receive a Notice of Settlement in the mail. The settlement agreement provides: (1) raises for class members who are currently employed by the City of Albuquerque and making less than a male who has the same job description; (2) backpay for the difference between the amount of pay class members received and the amount higher paid men were paid for the same work; and (3) retirement benefits to ensure that class members (including those who are retired) will receive what they should have received if they had been paid as much as the highest paid males who have the same job description. Class members will receive 100% of the back pay and retirement benefits owed to them.
The Court approved the Settlement Agreement on November 17, 2022. Class members can pick up their checks between December 5, 2022 and June 5, 2023 from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm Monday-Friday at
You can view the full settlement agreement and more information from the Notice of Settlement by clicking below:
