Illinois School District Will Pay More Than $200,000 To End EEOC Age Bias Suit

(May 7, 2024, 8:31 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A federal judge in Illinois issued an opinion and order approving a consent decree between an Illinois school district and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under which the district will pay $206,301 to end claims that it limited annual pay increases of teachers older than 45 to avoid a pension-contribution surcharge pursuant to a provision in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)....