Equal Pay Act Discrimination

The Equal Pay Act (EPA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the payment of wages or benefits, where men and women perform work of similar skill, effort, and responsibility for the same employer under similar working conditions.

Under the EPA, an employer may not reduce wages of either sex to equalize pay between men and women. A violation of the EPA may occur where a different wage is paid to a person who worked in the same job before or after an employee of the opposite sex.

An employer must have a meritorious, non-gender related, reason for the pay difference under the EPA.

Equal Pay Lawsuit

Contact us if you have suffered job discrimination by your current or former employer. The consultation is free and confidential. We work with established class action law firms which may be able to help you through your employment claim.