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Equal Pay/Compensation Discrimination

The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be ...

10 Essential Actions To Promote Equal Pay

Addressing the Gender Wage Gap ... This series page provides resources on the gender wage gap and sex-based pay discrimination, as well as policy ...

Equal Pay for Equal Work - U.S. Department of Labor

The Equal Pay Act (EPA) protects individuals of all sexes. All forms of compensation are covered, including salary, overtime pay, bonuses, life insurance, ...

Everything you need to know about pushing for pay equity

Equal pay for work of equal value, as defined by the ILO Equal Remuneration Convention, means that all workers are entitled to receive equal remuneration not ...

Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The EPA prohibits sex-based wage discrimination between men and women in the same establishment who perform jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort, ...

Addressing the Gender Wage Gap - Center for American Progress

These laws require that employers pay employees equally for performing equal work—meaning work that requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility and is ...

Equal Pay Counts: What Companies Can Do - Lean In

Analyze compensation by gender and race so you can see and address pay gaps. In addition, be explicit about how your organization determines compensation so ...

Equal Pay and Pay Transparency | U.S. Department of Labor

Now is the time to address equity in wages. This means increasing pay transparency, disrupting occupational segregation, eliminating discrimination.

Addressing Pay Equity: What Employers Need to Know - Vensure

Pay equity means equal work deserves equal pay, regardless of the person's gender, race, ethnicity, age, or any other non-job-related factors.

Equal Pay Today

The mission of Equal Pay Today, a project at Equal Rights Advocates, is to eradicate the long-standing gender wage gap impacting the economic security of women.

California Equal Pay Act - California Department of Industrial Relations

No, for decades now, the California Equal Pay Act has prohibited an employer from paying its employees less than employees of the opposite sex for equal work.

Equal Pay Today - Equal Rights Advocates

Together with Equal Pay Today partners, we recognize that pay discrimination is not a single issue struggle, which is why we work to also address occupational ...

Pay Equity: What is it and Why is it Important? | ADP

An amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Equal Pay Act prohibits wage discrimination based on gender. It covers all forms of compensation and applies ...

Closing the Gender Gap: Addressing Wage Inequality | Blog - BSR

It is reported that it will take more than 300 years to achieve full gender equality. Research indicates that achieving gender equality can add US$12 trillion ...

Equal Pay Day: Addressing Potential Gender-Based Pay Disparities ...

“Equal Pay Day” is being recognized in the United States on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, a date that is meant to symbolize how far into the next year women ...

Where We Stand: Equal Pay - AAUW

As a result of the federal government's pay equity practices, the gender pay gap is already consistently lower in the federal government than in the private ...

Learn more details about the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act | Mass.gov

Employers cannot pay workers a salary or wage less than what they pay employees of a different gender for comparable work. The law defines “comparable work” as ...

International Equal Pay Day - the United Nations

International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on 18 September, represents the longstanding efforts towards the achievement of equal pay for work of equal value.

Equal Pay Day: March 12, 2024 - U.S. Census Bureau

“Because women earn less, on average, than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. The wage gap is even greater for most women of color.” Equal ...

A Window Into the Wage Gap: What's Behind It and How to Close It

Although the gender wage gap has narrowed since the passage of the Equal Pay ... Efforts to address these significant pay disparities are critical for the ...


Equal pay for equal work

Equal pay for equal work is the concept of labour rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay. It is most commonly used in the context of sexual discrimination, in relation to the gender pay gap.