NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY IS BEING SUED. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT HAS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO SCHOOL, CLAIMING IT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST MEAGHAN HARKINS, A FORMER ASSISTANT TRACK COACH.
THE LAWSUIT SAYS NMSU PAID HARKINS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR LESS THAN IT PAID TWO MALE ASSISTANT COACHES WITH THE SAME RESPONSIBILITIES. PAY DISCRIMINATION VIOLATES THE 1964 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT.
