Beauford v. Sisters of Mercy, Province of Detroit, Inc.

How later courts describe this case

• holding that legal claims could be collaterally estopped even though the trial court’s findings in the equitable action were erroneous and remanded
• finding that a difference in qualifications between the plaintiff and her male comparator can constitute a “factor other than sex” for the purpose of showing that a particular salary difference is not actionable under the Equal Pay Act
• “A difference in qualifications between the plaintiff and the ‘job comparator,’ the person or persons to whom the plaintiff chooses to compare her job status, salary, etc. for the purposes of establishing liability on an EPA claim, can constitute a ‘factor other than sex.’ ”