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O'Hara, Julie Underwood – American School Board Journal, 1985
Outlines the legal implications of comparable worth and recent court cases involving equal pay isues. Points out that where jobs are comparable and wages disparate without justification, courts have found employers guilty of wage discrimination. (MD)
Descriptors: Comparable Worth, Court Litigation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLuna, Gaye – Journal of Law and Education, 1990
Traces the history of laws and litigation concerning pay equity issues, also referred to as wage equity and comparable worth. Suggests that universities and colleges identify possible problems and take voluntary corrective measures before pay-equity problems arise. (MLF)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Employed Women, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Courts
Peer reviewedWeeks, Kent M.; Organ, Jerome M. – Journal of Law and Education, 1986
Discusses legal and practical problems which prevent the full implementation of the concept of equal pay for jobs of comparable worth. Reviews legislative history of Title VII, the case of "County of Washington vs. Gunther," and other recent litigation, focusing on the impact of comparable worth on educational institutions. (IW)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Comparable Worth, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
