Folks, this whole Jane Meyer / Tracey Griesbaum mess is getting very expensive for the U of I.
Some excerpts from an article from HawkCentral:
As we know, a unanimous ruling from an eight-person jury awarded Jane Meyer $1.43 million for the university’s “willful” discrimination. Unanimous on all five counts: gender and sexual orientation discrimination, retaliation and whisteblower violations, and unequal pay.
In addition, Meyer’s attorneys are going to ask for around $2 million more from the university, in part to cover attorney’s fees, while also asking for an investigation into the Hawkeye athletics department over treatment of men vs. women.
“A jury of Iowans said he (Gary Barta) violated Iowa law,” Thomas Newkirk, one of Meyer’s attorneys, said Thursday....he testified in his deposition that if he violated the law, then he possibly should be disciplined or removed from his position."
Oh, and there’s the matter of the wrongful-termination lawsuit of former field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum. That trial is scheduled to begin in Polk County on June 5.
University leadership — including president Bruce Harreld, who last year gave Barta a whopping raise and contract extension that guaranteed him $4.6 million through 2021 — has a big decision ahead.
Much of this Meyer trial revolved around whether she was deserving of being demoted from her position of the department's No. 2.
The question after Thursday is, is it time for Iowa to find a new No. 1?
UPDATE: Note that the $2 million number above that Meyer's lawyers are seeking would include the university paying for Meyer's legal fees and a tripling of her $374,000 awarded for back pay. Iowa law allows Meyer and her attorneys to ask a judge to triple the award for back pay because jurors found the university's actions were "willful," attorney Jill Zwagerman said.
Link to entire article: http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...-jane-meyer-ruling-university-iowa/311222001/
Some excerpts from an article from HawkCentral:
As we know, a unanimous ruling from an eight-person jury awarded Jane Meyer $1.43 million for the university’s “willful” discrimination. Unanimous on all five counts: gender and sexual orientation discrimination, retaliation and whisteblower violations, and unequal pay.
In addition, Meyer’s attorneys are going to ask for around $2 million more from the university, in part to cover attorney’s fees, while also asking for an investigation into the Hawkeye athletics department over treatment of men vs. women.
“A jury of Iowans said he (Gary Barta) violated Iowa law,” Thomas Newkirk, one of Meyer’s attorneys, said Thursday....he testified in his deposition that if he violated the law, then he possibly should be disciplined or removed from his position."
Oh, and there’s the matter of the wrongful-termination lawsuit of former field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum. That trial is scheduled to begin in Polk County on June 5.
University leadership — including president Bruce Harreld, who last year gave Barta a whopping raise and contract extension that guaranteed him $4.6 million through 2021 — has a big decision ahead.
Much of this Meyer trial revolved around whether she was deserving of being demoted from her position of the department's No. 2.
The question after Thursday is, is it time for Iowa to find a new No. 1?
UPDATE: Note that the $2 million number above that Meyer's lawyers are seeking would include the university paying for Meyer's legal fees and a tripling of her $374,000 awarded for back pay. Iowa law allows Meyer and her attorneys to ask a judge to triple the award for back pay because jurors found the university's actions were "willful," attorney Jill Zwagerman said.
Link to entire article: http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...-jane-meyer-ruling-university-iowa/311222001/
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