Exam 5: The Equal Pay Act of 196

What are the covered practices? Define what is included in each of the four components of the covered practices and indicate how these components are determined.

Why wouldn't convincing evidence of unequal pay for unequal work necessarily imply that the motive for the unequal pay was the intention to discriminate against women?

What are the protected classes and how is this interpreted?

What are the covered entities and the minimum number of employees to be covered by the EPA?

What are the major issues for compliance relating to wages and fringe benefits, past salary, and market forces?

How is the concept of establishment defined?

What major issues did the DOL address, and what major issues went unchallenged?

What was the purpose of the Bennett Amendment and how has it fared in court?

What major residual issues did the EEOC resolve after assuming control of the EPA?

In your opinion, is comparable worth a valid reason for adjusting pay scales, or should decisions be based exclusively on market forces?

What major issues has the EEOC addressed since assuming control?

What are some of the immediate lower court rulings in the wake of the Ledbetter Act of 2009?

What were the facts and major ruling in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire (2007)?

What criteria did Hodgson v. Brookhaven (1970) establish as the three-prong tests for extra work?

How does the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act treat pay discrimination and how does this differ from Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire (2007) Supreme Court ruling regarding the nature of pay decisions? To which laws does the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act apply?

What are arguments that favor equal pay for comparable work?

Why is the EPA a "surgical" statute?