CLOSING THE “FACTOR OTHER THAN SEX” LOOPHOLE
CLOSING THE “FACTOR OTHER THAN SEX” LOOPHOLE. IN THE EQUAL PAY ACT. Under the Equal Pay Act, the law that makes it illegal for employers to pay unequal.
The Paycheck Fairness Act: Closing the “Factor Other Than Sex ...
Some courts have interpreted the “factor other than sex” defense in ways that create a large loophole in the guarantee of equal pay for women.
Where We Stand: Paycheck Fairness Act - AAUW
... factor other than sex.” Courts have interpreted this phrase so broadly that ... The bill closes this loophole by requiring that employers show that pay ...
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Close the “factor other than sex” loophole. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 has an affirmative defense framework within which employers can ...
Is Prior Salary a Factor Other Than Sex? An Approach to Resolve ...
1989) (same). 27. See NAT'L WOMEN'S LAW CTR., CLOSING THE “FACTOR OTHER THAN SEX” LOOPHOLE. IN THE EQUAL PAY ACT (2011); see also Peter Avery, Note, The ...
Protecting the Equal Pay Act of 1963: Transcript - JFK Library
And that's a defense, this any factor other than sex defense is something that an employer can raise. And it's become a really big loophole whereby ...
Salary History and the Equal Pay Act
“factor other than sex” loophole in the EPA. INTRODUCTION. Congress ... closing loopholes in federal legislation. As discussed later in ...
"Women are paid less in one job, and then they can never catch up ...
14 National Women's Law Center, “Closing the 'Factor Other than Sex' Loophole in the Equal Pay Act,” April 2011, http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files ...
H. Rept. 116-18 - PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT | Congress.gov
... factor other than sex'' and inserting ``a bona fide factor other than sex ... Specifically, the Act builds upon the EPA and closes loopholes that have enabled ...
“The Paycheck Fairness Act: Closing the 'Factor Other Than Sex' Loophole to. Strengthen Protections against Pay Discrimination.” Fact Sheet.
Rhetoric vs. Reality: Making Real Progress on Equal Pay
Unfortunately, the “factor other than sex” language has been interpreted so broadly by courts that it has provided a legal loophole for some ...
Negotiating Around the Equal Pay Act: Use of the “Factor Other than ...
194 NAT'L WOMEN'S LAW CTR., CLOSING THE “FACTOR OTHER THAN SEX” LOOPHOLE. IN THE EQUAL PAY ACT (Apr. 2011), http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/4.11.
Assessing Prior Salary History as a “Factor Other Than Sex” in Equal ...
factor-other-than-sex defense.”38 The Eleventh Circuit has held that prior ... other-than-sex defense would provide a gaping loophole in the statute through.
Examining the Equal Pay Act of 1963 - JFK Library
... factor other than sex.” Based on these provisions and exceptions, do you see ... This provision could provide a large loophole for paying women less.
Crossing the Line: The Second, Sixth, Ninth, And Eleventh Circuits ...
"factor other than sex." In Part VII, the author will conclude that the ... a gaping loophole in the statute through which many pretexts for discrimination would.
Equal Pay for Equal Work Has Been the Law Since 1963. The ...
Three others have held that the “factor other than sex” must be sex-neutral and uniformly-applied. Proponents of the PFA assert that these three ...
Practices that contribute to pay disparity - Plaintiff Magazine
However, steps are being taken to close this loophole. In 2017, California ... factor other than sex.” It relied on the Court's decision in Kouba v ...
Using Prior Salary as an Affirmative Defense in Equal Pay Claims
modern effort at closing the wage gap. One commonplace business practice ... “factor other than sex,” a plaintiff will not prevail in an EPA claim when ...
H. Rept. 117-13 - PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT | Congress.gov
... factor other than sex'' and inserting ``a bona fide factor other than sex ... Specifically, the Act builds upon the EPA and closes loopholes that have enabled ...
Chapter 546: Another Step to Ensure Equal Pay Doesnâ
plaintiff's discrimination claim); see also Closing the “Factor Other Than Sex” Loophole in the Equal Pay Act,. NAT'L WOMEN'S L. CTR. (Apr ...