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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Equal Pay Act | 2 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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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