Public Law 88-38
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Public Law 88-38 is the federal statute enacted in 1963 that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, commonly known as the Equal Pay Act.
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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anti-discrimination law → labor law → |
| aimsTo |
eliminate sex-based wage differentials
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| amends |
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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| appliesTo |
employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act
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employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act → |
| citationStyle |
Pub. L. 88-38
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| codifiedIn |
29 U.S.C. § 206(d)
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| country |
United States
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| effectiveArea |
private sector employers covered by FLSA
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public sector employers covered by FLSA → |
| enactedBy |
88th United States Congress
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| enforcedBy |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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U.S. Department of Labor → |
| establishes |
prohibition on paying employees of one sex less than employees of the opposite sex for equal work
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| hasCommonName |
Equal Pay Act
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| hasLegislativeBranch |
United States Congress
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| hasPresident |
John F. Kennedy
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| hasPurpose |
to prohibit sex-based wage discrimination in the workplace
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| hasShortTitle |
Equal Pay Act of 1963
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| hasTypeOfDiscriminationAddressed |
sex-based wage discrimination
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| historicalContext |
enacted during the presidency of John F. Kennedy
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part of early federal efforts to promote gender equality in employment → |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| language |
English
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| legalRemedy |
back pay for wage discrimination
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injunctive relief against discriminatory pay practices → |
| legislativeIntent |
to correct conditions in which the wage structure of many segments of industry has been based on an ancient but outmoded belief that a man should be paid more than a woman even though his duties are the same
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| partOf |
United States labor and employment law framework
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| prohibits |
wage discrimination based on sex
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| protects |
workers from sex-based pay disparities
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| providesExceptionFor |
differentials based on any factor other than sex
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merit systems → seniority systems → systems which measure earnings by quantity or quality of production → |
| publicLawNumber |
88-38
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| relatedTo |
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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| requires |
equal pay for equal work regardless of sex
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| signedBy |
John F. Kennedy
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| signingDate |
1963-06-10
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| statutesAtLargeCitation |
77 Stat. 56
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| subject |
equal pay
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sex discrimination → wage discrimination → |
| yearEnacted |
1963
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Referenced by (2)
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Public Law 88-38
("Pub. L. 88-38")
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Equal Pay Act of 1963
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