Equal Pay Act of 1963
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, requiring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Equal Pay Act of 1963 canonical | 6 |
| Equal Pay Act | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T85124 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Equal Pay Act of 1963 Context triple: [Fair Labor Standards Act, amendedBy, Equal Pay Act of 1963]
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A.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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B.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
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C.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
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E.
Title IX of the Social Security Act
Title IX of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established the unemployment compensation system in cooperation with the states as part of the New Deal social welfare reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Equal Pay Act of 1963 Target entity description: The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, requiring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work.
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A.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
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B.
Employment Act of 1946
The Employment Act of 1946 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established the government's responsibility to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power, laying the foundation for modern macroeconomic policy and creating the Council of Economic Advisers.
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C.
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.
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D.
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a landmark U.S. labor law that established federal minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor protections for American workers.
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E.
Title IX of the Social Security Act
Title IX of the Social Security Act is the federal statutory framework that established the unemployment compensation system in cooperation with the states as part of the New Deal social welfare reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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anti-discrimination law ⓘ labor law ⓘ |
| allowsDifferentialsBasedOn |
a factor other than sex
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a merit system ⓘ a seniority system ⓘ a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production ⓘ |
| amends |
Fair Labor Standards Act
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surface form:
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| appliesTo |
employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce
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employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
benefits
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bonuses ⓘ cleaning or gasoline allowances ⓘ hotel accommodations ⓘ life insurance ⓘ overtime pay ⓘ profit sharing ⓘ salary ⓘ stock options ⓘ travel reimbursement ⓘ vacation and holiday pay ⓘ wages ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1963-06-10 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1963-06-10 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent gender equality legislation in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| legalStandard | equal pay for equal work ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce ⓘ |
| originallyEnforcedBy |
United States Department of Labor
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Labor
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| partOf | Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ |
| policyArea |
employment discrimination
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gender equality ⓘ wage regulation ⓘ |
| prohibits |
paying employees of one sex less than employees of the opposite sex for equal work
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wage discrimination based on sex ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | Public Law 88-38 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex
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to require equal pay for equal work regardless of sex ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| requires |
equal wages for jobs performed under similar working conditions
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equal wages for jobs requiring equal effort ⓘ equal wages for jobs requiring equal responsibility ⓘ equal wages for jobs requiring equal skill ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Equal Pay Act of 1963 self-link ⓘ |
| signedBy | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| signingPresident | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| transferredEnforcementTo | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1963 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Equal Pay Act of 1963 Description of subject: The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a U.S. federal law that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, requiring that men and women receive equal pay for equal work.
Referenced by (8)
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this entity surface form:
Equal Pay Act
this entity surface form:
Equal Pay Act