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Equal Pay: The Hospital-Nursing Home Dilemma
Equal Pay: The Hospital-Nursing Home Dilemma
University of Richmond Law Review
The Equal Pay Act of 19631 (EPA) is not an independent piece of legis- lation, but rather an amendment to existing legislation. The EPA simply adds an additional fair labor standard to the already familiar Fair Labor Standards Act of 19382 (FLSA) [hereinafter alternately referred to as "the Act"]. By utilizing the process of amendment, Congress hoped to avoid the creation of a new bureaucratic structure to enforce the new law,8 and hoped to facilitate compliance because both industry and labor were already aware of the operation and provisions of the FLSA.4 However, what appeared to be a simple matter …