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 substantially equal.

There are several elements that must be met in compensation discrimination complaints under the Equal Pay Act. The jobs being compared must require substantially equal skill, effort, and responsibility and …

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see gender pay gap).

Under the Equal Pay Act, women and men have the right to receive equal pay if they perform equal work in the same workplace. Under this law, it does not matter how many employees an employer has, …

More than six decades ago, the U.S. Congress passed a simple but powerful principle into law: equal pay for equal work. The Equal Pay Act, signed into law on June 10th, 1963 was one of the earliest …

Under one federal law, women and men have the right to receive equal pay if they perform equal work in the same workplace. This law covers most employees across both the public and private sectors and …

Nov 30, 2017 · Signed by President Kennedy in 1963 as an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the law mandates equal pay for equal work by forbidding employers from paying men and …