Wage Discrimination and Comparable Worth: A Legal Perspective.

Pinzler, Isabelle Katz; Ellis, Deborah

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Publication Date: 1989

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Wage Discrimination and Comparable Worth: A Legal Perspective.

Pinzler, Isabelle Katz; Ellis, Deborah

Journal of Social Issues, v45 n4 p51-65 1989

Discusses ways to close the gap between the courts' approach to applying Federal law to sex-based and race-based wage discrimination and the law's potential to change wage inequities. Discusses the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Explores ways the court applies these laws. (JS)

Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Rights Legislation, Comparable Worth, Court Litigation, Employed Women, Employment Practices, Federal Legislation, Females, Minority Groups, Racial Discrimination, Salary Wage Differentials, Sex Discrimination

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Equal Pay Act 1963

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