Civil Rights
Introduction
Application of the Civil Rights Act
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Equal Rights
Education
Pregnancy
First Amendment Rights
Due Process
Equal Protection
Education
Appearance
Smoking
Pay
Voting
Equal Access
Governmental Immunity
Sexual Orientation
Right to Privacy
Religious Freedoms
Sexual Harassment
Pay
The Equal Pay Act prohibits discrimination in pay to women performing substantially the same work as men at their place of employment. An equal pay wage claim applies to jobs occupied by both sexes, where the performance requires equal skill, effort and responsibility, accomplished under similar working conditions. If the jobs are sufficiently dissimilar, the court will dismiss the claim.