THE EQUAL PAY ACT: ALMOST FIFTY YEARS LATER, WHY WAGE GAP STILL EXISTS

BRIDGET SASSON

This Comment will review the history of the Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) and recent legislation dealing with wage disparity and examine possible causes for the continuing wage gap.  In 1963 John F. Kennedy signed the EPA, amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) of 1938, making it illegal to pay women lower wages than men solely because of their sex. Continue Reading>

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