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TV news anchor wins nearly $2m in discrimination lawsuit
- Maas was awarded $1.775 million after an appellate court upheld the verdict on equal pay claims against KUSI.
- The appellate ruling affirmed Maas’s discrimination claim and rejected defenses to overturn the verdict.
- Maas argued she was paid less than her male co-anchor who earned $200,000 at the start and $245,000 by 2019.
- Maas left KUSI in 2019 and filed a lawsuit for equal pay, leading to a lengthy legal battle.
- Maas’s attorney called the appellate ruling a 'true celebration' of equal pay rights.
- Maas had a 33-year broadcast career prior to leaving KUSI in 2019.
- The case centered on Maas and a male co-anchor performing the same role with different pay.
- The appellate decision referenced Maas’s assertion that women over Forty faced a 'cycle' to make room for a 'new generation'.
- Maas’s case drew attention to equal pay rights in local television markets, with coverage noting the impact on women in the workplace.
- Maas publicly expressed hope to 'be making news' and to 'make a difference for women in the workplace' in her farewell.
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