By Eric B. Meyer
In the 2 1/2 years of writing this blog, I’ve never had a post on the Equal Pay Act – until now.
The Equal Pay Act requires equal pay for equal work on jobs the performance of which require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions. Any wage discrimination on the basis of sex violates the Act.
The EEOC celebrated “Equal Pay Day” last week. So, now is as good a time as any to address the Act through this recent case from the Third U.S. Circuit Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more…
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