Pay & Salary Discrimination
Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, where men and women perform work of similar skill, effort, and responsibility for the same employer under similar working conditions.
Note that:
• Employers may not reduce wages of either sex to equalize pay between men and women.
• A violation of the EPA may occur where a different wage was/is paid to a person who worked in the same job or after an employee of the opposite sex.
• A violation may also occur where a labor union causes the employer to violate the law.
The Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, where men and women perform work of similar skill, effort, and responsibility for the same employer under similar working conditions.
Note that:
• Employers may not reduce wages of either sex to equalize pay between men and women.
• A violation of the EPA may occur where a different wage was/is paid to a person who worked in the same job or after an employee of the opposite sex.
• A violation may also occur where a labor union causes the employer to violate the law.
