A former senior business development officer is suing Pennsylvania's second largest credit union after accidentally discovering she was being paid $30,000 less than a male business development officer.

Shakema Grace filed the federal lawsuit last week that alleged gender discrimination in pay under the Equal Pay Act while she worked at the $4.8 billion Police & Fire Federal Credit Union in Philadelphia.

During a meeting with her supervisor, Rashin Patel, in October 2016, Grace told him that she was underpaid for the work she performed.

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