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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 20

CALL TO EXECUTIVE SESSION President Stone, referring to Section Two of the Open Meetings Act, stated: "A motion is now in order to hold an executive session to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, or dismissal of employees or officers, and to discuss pending, probable, or imminent litigation against or on behalf of die University." T h e motion was made by Mr. Forsyth and approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Madden, M r . Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, Mr. Bettenhausen, M r . Persons; no, none.) Litigation Initiated by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (1) A complaint has been filed in the United States District Court, Central Division of Illinois, Danville Division (Case #82-2113), by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois alleging that the University has violated the Equal Pay for Equal Work provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended. The complaint alleges that the University has discriminated between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to female faculty employees of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Urbana-Champaign campus at rates less than the rates which the University pays to male faculty members for equal work on jobs, the performance of which requires equal skills, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar conditions. Three female employees are identified as receiving such lesser rates of pay. The complaint seeks a permanent injunction enjoining the University from discriminating on the basis of sex in the payment of wages for equal work on jobs which require equal skill, effort, and responsibility. In addition, the complaint seeks a judgment requiring the University to pay appropriate back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to the three female faculty members identified in the complaint. Pursuant to previous delegations by the Board of Trustees the university counsel has been given interim authorization to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests of the University in this matter. The university counsel recommends that such authorization be ratified, approved, and confirmed in all respects. I concur. O n motion of Mr. Neal, this recommendation was approved by the

following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Madden, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, Mr. Bettenhausen, Mr. Persons; no, none.)

Other Reports M r . Costello, the university counsel, reported briefly on die status of litigation and negotiations concerning the recovery of funds lost due to the tctions of Mr. Robert Parker; President Ikenberry reported on the status