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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
anti-discrimination law
labor law
allowsDifferentialsBasedOn a factor other than sex
a merit system
a seniority system
a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production
amends Fair Labor Standards Act
surface form: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
appliesTo employees engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce
employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act
codifiedIn 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)
country United States of America
surface form: United States
covers benefits
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
surface form: United States federal government
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
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
partOf Fair Labor Standards Act
policyArea employment discrimination
gender equality
wage regulation
prohibits paying employees of one sex less than employees of the opposite sex for equal work
wage discrimination based on sex
publicLawNumber Public Law 88-38
purpose to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex
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
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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Fair Labor Standards Act amendedBy Equal Pay Act of 1963
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces Equal Pay Act of 1963
Public Law 88-38 hasCommonName Equal Pay Act of 1963
this entity surface form: Equal Pay Act
United States labor law hasKeyFederalStatute Equal Pay Act of 1963
this entity surface form: Equal Pay Act
Public Law 88-38 hasShortTitle Equal Pay Act of 1963
Equal Pay Act of 1963 shortTitle Equal Pay Act of 1963 self-link