The Equal Pay Act (EPA) of 1963 recently celebrated its 40th birthday. While the EPA is part of the Fair Labor Standards Act, since 1979 it has been enforceable through the EEOC’s administrative procedures. The EPA provides that employers, including the federal government, shall not discriminate “between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees . . . at a rate less than the rate [paid] . . . to employees of the opposite sex . . . for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.” 29 U.S.C.
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Federal Legal Corner: The EPA Still Relevant Today
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