SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The former head of New Mexico's pension system for educators is accusing Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and others of denying her equal pay.
Jan Goodwin filed a federal lawsuit Thursday. She claims she forced to leave her position at the Educational Retirement Board because the administration refused to pay her the same as a male counterpart at the State Investment Council.
An attorney for Goodwin says Lujan Grisham and others violated the state's Fair Pay for Women Act. The lawsuit alleges that the pay disparity goes back more than a decade. The governor’s office contends the claim is baseless.