The Equal Pay Act aims to address which problem?

The Equal Pay Act aims to address which problem?

• A. Sex discrimination in wages
• B. Age discrimination in hiring
• C. Disability discrimination in promotions
• D. Race discrimination in firing

Answer: (A)

Wage discrimination based on sex is illegal. The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women be paid equally for performing substantially equal work in the same establishment, with differences allowed only for non-sex factors such as seniority, merit, or productivity. This focuses on closing the gender pay gap for the same work. Other scenarios described—like discrimination in hiring due to age, promotions due to disability, or firing due to race—are addressed by different laws (age discrimination act, disability rights act, and civil rights laws, respectively). So the problem it targets is sex-based wage discrimination.

Wage discrimination based on sex is illegal. The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women be paid equally for performing substantially equal work in the same establishment, with differences allowed only for non-sex factors such as seniority, merit, or productivity. This focuses on closing the gender pay gap for the same work. Other scenarios described—like discrimination in hiring due to age, promotions due to disability, or firing due to race—are addressed by different laws (age discrimination act, disability rights act, and civil rights laws, respectively). So the problem it targets is sex-based wage discrimination.