$200K Agreement Over Gender Pay Discrimination

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA — A non-profit health care organization with ties to Alameda County has agreed to pay out nearly $200,000 to three women over allegations of gender pay discrimination, according to federal officials.

Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, which runs 15 health centers and clinics in southern Alameda County, agreed to pay $195,000 to three women following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

In response to a complaint filed by one of the women in 2023, EEOC officials found "reasonable cause" to believe that from April 2022 through August 2023, she and the two other women nurse practitioners were paid less than a man for doing the same job.

"We commend Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center for their commitment to ensuring compliance with the federal laws against sex-based wage discrimination," said Margaret Ly, director of the EEOC's San Jose office. "This is a good reminder for all employers to set objective criteria when making compensation decisions and to apply those criteria consistently."

The women and health center officials reached the agreement during a pre-litigation negotiation process, which, in addition to the payments, resulted in a requirement that Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center "revise its non-discrimination policies and procedures, conduct a pay equity study and set objective factors for compensation, conduct training to all staff, and post a notice concerning equal employment opportunity rights," according to EEOC officials.

Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center has received millions in funding from Alameda County to provide community-based health care services.

Representatives from the county and the company didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

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