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Moazzaz v. MetLife Inc.

Plaintiff's Gender Discrimination Claims Against MetLife Survive Motion to Dismiss

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OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Mona Moazzaz brings this employment discrimination case against Defendants MetLife, Inc., Michel Khalaf, Steven Kandarian, Frans Hijkoop, Susan Podlogar, and Gary Hediger. Moazzaz claims that MetLife, Khalaf, Kandarian, and Podlogar violated the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. §206 et seq., and the New York Equal Pay Act, New York Labor Law (“N.Y.L.L.”) §194 et seq., by paying her a lower salary and bonus than was paid to her similarly situated male colleagues. She also claims that all Defendants committed gender discrimination and retaliation, in violation of the New York State Human Rights Law (“NYSHRL”), N.Y. Exec. Law §§290-97, and the New York City Human Rights Law (“NYCHRL”), N.Y. City Admin. Code §§8-101-8-131. Defendants now move to dismiss the Complaint for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons that follow, Defendants’ motion is granted in part and denied in part. I. Background The following facts are drawn from the Complaint and are assumed true for purposes of this motion. In 2012, MetLife hired Moazzaz, an MBA-holder with experience at “prestigious” consulting firms, as a Vice President in its Global Technology and Operations division. (Dkt. No. 20

31-32.) For two years, she performed not only the tasks associated with her position as Vice President but also various reporting, recruitment, and communications tasks. (Dkt. No. 20

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