The charging party, a female math tutor, claimed that The Guidance Charter School, in Palmdale, paid her a lower hourly rate than a male peer, despite their jobs being the same. She complained of the unequal pay, but she claimed that the school failed to address the pay difference. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Guidance Charter School after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation agreement through its conciliation process. The EEOC alleged that the school’s actions constituted violations of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964., The EEOC, acting on behalf of the claimant, sought injunctive relief and recovery of unspecified damages.