Maas

I. INTRODUCTION

We consider several appeals originating in a discrimination suit brought by Sandra Maas against her former employer, McKinnon Broadcasting Company (MBC). Maas co-anchored a local news program from 2010 through 2018, during which time MBC paid her significantly less than her male co-anchor. Maas sued MBC, claiming MBC violated anti- discrimination statutes and declined to renew her contract in retaliation for her complaint about the gendered pay disparity. After a lengthy trial, the jury found in Maas’s favor. MBC challenges the verdict on various grounds, none of which we find persuasive. We affirm the judgment. MBC and Maas have also each appealed the trial court’s award of attorney fees to Maas. Finding no abuse of discretion, we decline to disturb the court’s award. Finally, MBC has appealed a postjudgment order in which the trial court calculated interest and determined it would retain a portion of MBC’s postjudgment deposit pending Maas’s appeal of the attorney fee award. We find the trial court’s calculation of interest was incorrect. On remand, the trial court shall recalculate the interest owed on the judgment in accordance with this opinion. Because we…