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Equal Pay Rights and Compensation Discrimination


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 ...

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

The Equal Pay Act of 1963, amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, protects against wage discrimination based on sex. ... The Equal Pay Act (EPA) protects ...

Facts About Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination

The prohibition against compensation discrimination under the EPA applies only to jobs within an establishment. An establishment is a distinct ...

Equal Pay - Know Your Rights - Obama White House

If you work for a federal contractor, Executive Order (EO) 11246 prohibits your employer from discriminating in employment decisions, including compensation, on ...

Pay discrimination - Worker.gov

Under the Equal Pay Act, women and men have the right to receive equal pay if they perform equal work in the same workplace.

Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination - FindLaw

The Equal Pay Act prohibits sex-based pay disparity. The pay rate must be the same if the job descriptions are the same. Other examples of disparate impact ...

Pay Discrimination - Equal Rights Advocates

Under the law, employees of the “opposite sex” — and in some states, of a different race or ethnicity — must be paid equally if they are doing “substantially ...

Equal Pay for Equal Work

What is Required to Substantiate an Equal Pay Act Claim? There are several elements that must be met in compensation discrimination complaints under the Equal ...

Equal Pay Act of 1963: Overview, Benefits, and Criticisms

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a US law that prohibits employers from paying different wages to men and women who work under similar conditions.

What is Wage Discrimination? | WNT Legal Resources

Paying women less than men for the same work violates the federal Equal Pay Act and New York state compensation discrimination laws. What is Title VII? Title ...

Equal Pay/Equal Compensation Discrimination At Work

The right of employees to be free from discrimination in their compensation or pay is protected under several laws.

Pay or Compensation Discrimination - Blanchard & Walker PLLC

The Equal Pay Act (EPA) and Title VII make it illegal to discriminate based on sex in the payment of wages or benefits. A more detailed explanation of the ...

What to Do If You Suspect Pay Discrimination - AAUW

Both the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit sex-based pay discrimination. Title VII and other federal statutes ...

Pay or Compensation Discrimination - The Grubb Law Group

Under the EPA, employers are prohibited from paying unequal wages to men and women who perform jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort and ...

Pay Equity and State-by-State Laws - Paycor

All 50 states and the District of Columbia follow the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. Local laws vary ...

Equal Pay Fact Sheet - A Better Balance

Both laws cover all forms of compensation including salary, overtime pay, bonuses, vacation and other benefits. • Title VII's ban on sex discrimination applies ...

The Equal Pay Act & Related Legal Claims | Employment Law Center

The Equal Pay Act (EPA) is a federal employment law that prohibits sex-based compensation discrimination and mandates that men and women in the same workplace

you deserve fair pay - Illinois Department of Labor

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits job discrimination—including pay discrimination—based on race, color, sex ...

What To Know About the Gender Wage Gap as the Equal Pay Act ...

On June 10, 1963, the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, protecting workers from discrimination, including pay discrimination, on the basis of ...

The Paycheck Fairness Act - American Bar Association

Gender-based wage discrimination remains a pernicious problem in the workplace despite enactment over 50 years ago of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), ...