Benedict v. City of Albuquerque

A collective action lawsuit was filed and certified by the Court against the City of Albuquerque pursuant to the New Mexico Fair Pay for Women Act seeking equivalent pay and other benefits, including retirement and overtime pay, for female employees who worked for the City from November 28, 2016 until July 31, 2023 who were paid less than men for the same work in violation of the law. Excluded from the collective action are police officers, police service aides, cadets in the Albuquerque Police Academy, women employed by the Albuquerque Fire Department, and all female employees who opted into Pino, et al. v. City of Albuquerque, No. D-202-CV-2018-03591 (“Pino”).

The Plaintiffs are female City of Albuquerque employees who opted into this lawsuit by Nobember 26, 2023. If you did not opt in by November 23, 2023, you are not eligible to be part of this lawsuit. The Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit seeking to recover the difference between the amount of pay they received and the amount men were paid for the same work and to ensure their benefits, such as retirement and overtime pay, are based on the amount they should have been lawfully paid. Plaintiffs claimed that they, and other graded female employees of the City of Albuquerque, were paid less than men who worked the same job in violation of the New Mexico Fair Pay for Women Act.

A settlement has been reached in this case. If you opted into this lawsuit, please review the Notice of Settlement.