Alabama State University Athletic Department Survives Equal Pay Act Challenge

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer Some critics have assessed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) as a failure because of loopholes, inadequate remedies, and adverse court rulings. Is Terrell v. Alabama State University, No. 2:22-cv-47 (M.D. Ala. October 30, 2023) an example of the EPA failing to protect a female employee? The employee in the case was Sha’ola Terrell, whom Alabama State University (ASU) hired in 2018 as its Senior Associate Athletic Director of Internal Operations at an annual s