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So, as a male, if I’m making significantly less than my peers at a job, do I also have grounds for a lawsuit? Can I just sue to get any salary I want later on?

So, as a male, if I’m making significantly less than my peers at a job, do I also have grounds for a lawsuit? Can I just sue to get any salary I want later on? What about past employers? In 2013, I was making $50K as a developer, when other developers, peers at my level, were making three times that amount, and I have proof. Can I just bring that up in court, claim that I was singled out, and demand back pay? What if that happens to me at my next job? I accept the offer letter, then a year later, I find out everyone else makes more. Can I sue? Or do I have to be a woman?

david-gpu 8y ago
Way to derail the conversation. Gender is a protected class, as is ethnicity and religion. If a group of people belonging to a protected class are systematically paid less than their peers, it is grounds for a lawsuit.