50 years ago today the Equal Pay Act was signed by President John F. Kennedy. While equal pay is the law, the nation still faces gender wage disparities. In 2012, women generally earned 77 percent of men's wages. For African-American and Latina women, the number is even lower. We have made progress, but it's not enough.
The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal. Remember that job descriptions and titles are irrelevant.
On the front line of this battle is the EEOC who has made enforcing equal pay laws one of its six priorities as outlined in the Strategic Enforcement Plan.
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