Opinion ID: 214777
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Heading: Rhoades‟s Successor

Text: YWCA sought an accountant to replace Rhoades, preferably someone with experience handling complex accounting who could perform at a higher level. The position was initially listed with a starting salary in the range of $30,000 to $35,000. However, in July 2007, Young retained a third-party vendor to conduct a compensation study. As a result of that study, YWCA increased the salary for the accountant position to $40,000 to make it consistent with market rates. Stephen Meyers applied for the position on December 15, 2007, seeking a salary between $35,000 and $40,000. Meyers has a bachelor‟s degree in accounting and management and well over a decade of accounting experience. He had most recently worked as an accountant for a large non-profit insurance company, which, according to YWCA, made him ideal for the accountant position. YWCA offered Meyers the job at a 5 starting salary of $38,000, which he accepted.