Opinion ID: 2994928
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Heading: Krause Complains

Text: As a non-union city employee, Krause was subject to a merit pay plan under which annual performance evaluations determined whether employees were eligible for pay increases./3 Under this plan, performance evaluations were sent to the City’s Personnel Department where the Personnel Director evaluated the reports and recommended a salary adjustment to the Finance and Personnel Committee. It is undisputed that for the years 1994 through 1998, Krause annually received performance ratings that were consistently below the average performance ratings of other city employees. Consequently, she did not receive a merit raise in any of these years. After being informed at her annual merit review meeting on February 23, 1998, that she would not receive a merit-based pay raise, Krause complained to Delagrave that she was being discriminated against with respect to merit increases because she is a woman.