My employer has multiple pay rates for workers doing exctly the same and equal work. Only diffeence is that they pay the 5day a week worker substantially more per hour than the 3day per week one. Both positions are with benefits and are scheduled positions.
The workers are of the same sex,workload etc is equal as are the other medical benefits. They are just trying to force a labor staff of "full time" 5 day weekers (without regard to family needs or restrictions.) Is this legal under the equal pay act ??
2006-11-22 04:13:40 · 1 answers · asked by Donald F 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Yes it is. The equal pay act just forbids unequal pay because a person is in a protected class. And unless it's a general situation like there's 100 employees, and the 50 men all make substantially more for the same job than the 50 women, it's real hard to prove. There are so many elements that go into setting pay that it's almost impossible to prove violation for one person. And paying full-timers more than part-timers is not covered by this act.
2006-11-22 05:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋