NYU Intramurals Director Sues University for Pay Discrimination

By Dr. Robert J. Romano, JD, LLM, St. John’s University, Senior Writer On August 17, 2023, Intramural Director of New York University Athletics, Emory Leon Mitchem, Jr., filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against New Yok University for employment and wage discrimination based on race after discovering that NYU was paying him less than what it was paying other individuals who were similarly situated. Mr. Mitchem’s eleven-count complaint