Key Terms
Core intent
"put a ceiling over hours and a floor under wages" — eliminate labor conditions harmful to workers' minimum standard of
Initial rate
$0.25/hour. Current federal rate: $7.25/hour (since July 24, 2009).
Workweek
Fixed, regularly recurring period of 168 hours. Does not need to align with the calendar week.
Hours worked defined as
All time an employee is required to be on the employer's premises, on duty, or at a prescribed workplace.
Salary test
Paid on a guaranteed salary basis for any week in which any work is performed = generally exempt. 3.
Records required for each non-exempt worker
Identifying information, hours worked, wages earned.
Background
Women were less than 25% of the workforce in the early 1900s. By 1945, women were 37% of the civilian workforce (men wen
Core requirement
Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work in the same establishment.
Substantially equal means
Equal level of skill, effort, and responsibility performed under similar working conditions within the same establishmen
Employers CAN pay differently based on
1. Seniority system 2.
Burden is on the PLAINTIFF to establish
1. Employer paid opposite sexes different wages 2.
Cost of the gap per woman
$10,169 annually; $403,440 over a 40-year career (National Women's Law Center).
Equal Pay Day
Established in 1996 by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE). Held in March.
Gender pay ratio formula
Women's median earnings divided by men's median earnings.
Best states for pay equity
California, D.C., New York, Florida — women earn 89 cents per dollar. Worst states: Louisiana and Utah — women earn 69 a