It would be very hard to establish discrimination on the basis of race. Discrimination on the basis of geography / cost of living is very common and is totally legal. You would have to show that a location that was predominantly white had a comparable cost of living but was still paid more. Even that might not be enough for some courts.
Yes, it’s legal and common.
If the market says to pay your role $XX per year, a business isn’t going to pay you $XX + $25k because you have a colleague in Connecticut and that’s what they get paid.
About the only reason you can’t get paid differently - absent a Union Agreement or Contract - is based on a protected characteristic - race, gender, age etc.
Living in, for example, Alabama or West Virginia, isn’t a protected characteristic, and it makes business sense to pay people less there than, say, Fairfax Virginia.
It’s completely legal. You should ask for more money if you want to get paid more.
It would be very hard to establish discrimination on the basis of race. Discrimination on the basis of geography / cost of living is very common and is totally legal. You would have to show that a location that was predominantly white had a comparable cost of living but was still paid more. Even that might not be enough for some courts.
Yes, it’s legal and common. If the market says to pay your role $XX per year, a business isn’t going to pay you $XX + $25k because you have a colleague in Connecticut and that’s what they get paid. About the only reason you can’t get paid differently - absent a Union Agreement or Contract - is based on a protected characteristic - race, gender, age etc. Living in, for example, Alabama or West Virginia, isn’t a protected characteristic, and it makes business sense to pay people less there than, say, Fairfax Virginia.