Opinion ID: 2456
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Other Employment Decisions

Text: In the midst of the budgetary concerns that arose in late 2001, the Extension Division laid off six employees (all of whom were females over the age of fifty) between December 2001 and January 2003, and hired twelve employees (whose average age was thirty-three). Other than plaintiff, the five females who were fired were administrative assistants. Plaintiffs base salary (not including her travel expenses) exceeded that of the highest paid new hire. Two of the new employees, hired for the respective positions of Extension Support Specialist and Senior Extension Associate, were females. By the conclusion of the 2002-2003 academic year, the ILR School was in solid financial shape with both Resident and Extension budgets in the black, which was due in part to cuts made in that academic year and those planned for the 2003-2004 academic year.