Am I a victim of gender discrimination?

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I have 4+ years of service to this company. I a female in the construction field had $4.50 per hour cut in pay ($16.50 down to $12.00 when the boss hired his buddy paying him $15.00 per hour to work with me doing exactly the same job (which I was doing by myself before he was hired).

Asked 11/12/2009 under Employment and Labor | 199 View(s) | More Legal Topics

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R.C., Member, Connecticut Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney Answered 2 years ago | Contributor

In Wyoming it is illegal to discriminate against an employee because of gender, according to the Wyoming Fair Employment Practices Act of 1965. Get in touch with theWyoming Department of Employment/Fair Employment Programs and they will help you make out a complaint.

Wyoming Department of Employment

Fair Employment Programs

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1510 E. Pershing Blvd.
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Cheyenne, WY 82002
Direct: (307)777-7262
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http://wydoe.state.wy.us/doe.asp?ID=247