16-1b The Equal Pay Act of 1963
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was the first federal law to address employment discrimination. It is illegal to pay men and women employees different wages when their jobs require equal skill, effort, responsibility, and the same working conditions. Job titles are not relevant; job content is reviewed. The Equal Pay Act allows differences in wages if they are the result of “(i) a seniority system; (ii) a merit system; (iii) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv) a differential based on any factor other than sex.” Some sex discrimination suits are brought based on the 1963 statute, but the vast majority of discrimination suits are brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which is larger in scope and has more remedies. More test answers on https://studyhippo.com/bus-lawwwww/