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Salary History And The Equal Pay Act: An Argument For The Adoption Of “Reckless Discrimination” As A Theory Of Liability, Kate Vandenberg Jan 2020

Salary History And The Equal Pay Act: An Argument For The Adoption Of “Reckless Discrimination” As A Theory Of Liability, Kate Vandenberg

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

The Equal Pay Act (EPA) purports to prohibit employers from paying female employees less than male employees with similar qualifications; however, the affirmative defenses provided in the EPA are loopholes that perpetuate the gender pay gap. In particular, the fourth affirmative defense allows for wage differentials based on a “factor other than sex.” Many federal circuits have read this defense broadly to include wage differentials based on salary history. That is, an employer can pay a female employee less than her male counterparts because she was paid less by her previous employer. While salary history was once viewed as an …


Renewing And Maintaining Union Vitality: New Approaches To Union Growth, Fred Feinstein Jan 2006

Renewing And Maintaining Union Vitality: New Approaches To Union Growth, Fred Feinstein

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


New Institutions For Worker Representation In The United States: Theoretical Issues, Alan Hyde Jan 2006

New Institutions For Worker Representation In The United States: Theoretical Issues, Alan Hyde

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Worker Centers: Organizing Communities At The Edge Of The Dream, Janice Fine Jan 2006

Worker Centers: Organizing Communities At The Edge Of The Dream, Janice Fine

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Overcoming Obstacles To Worker Representation: Insights From The Temporary Agency Workforce, Danielle D. Van Jaarsveld Jan 2006

Overcoming Obstacles To Worker Representation: Insights From The Temporary Agency Workforce, Danielle D. Van Jaarsveld

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The National Employment Law Project, Joshua N. Leonardi Jan 2006

The National Employment Law Project, Joshua N. Leonardi

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Workplace Project, Emily Stein Jan 2006

The Workplace Project, Emily Stein

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Next Wave Organizing And The Shift To A New Paradigm Of Labor Law, Jim Pope Jan 2006

Next Wave Organizing And The Shift To A New Paradigm Of Labor Law, Jim Pope

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Don’T Mourn – Reorganize! An Introduction To The Next Wave Organizing Symposium, Seth D. Harris Jan 2006

Don’T Mourn – Reorganize! An Introduction To The Next Wave Organizing Symposium, Seth D. Harris

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Organizations, Movements, And Networks, Charles Heckscher Jan 2006

Organizations, Movements, And Networks, Charles Heckscher

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Impacting Next Wave Organizing: Creative Campaign Strategies Of Los Angeles Worker Centers, Victor Narro Jan 2006

Impacting Next Wave Organizing: Creative Campaign Strategies Of Los Angeles Worker Centers, Victor Narro

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Immigrant Workers Project Of The Afl-Cio, Rosanna M. Kreychman, Heather H. Volik Jan 2006

The Immigrant Workers Project Of The Afl-Cio, Rosanna M. Kreychman, Heather H. Volik

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Working America, Lauren Snyder Jan 2006

Working America, Lauren Snyder

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Workplace Culture Evidence In Hostile Workplace Environment Sexual Harassment Litigation: Does Title Vii Mean New Management Or Just Business As Usual?, Christopher Massaro Jan 2003

The Role Of Workplace Culture Evidence In Hostile Workplace Environment Sexual Harassment Litigation: Does Title Vii Mean New Management Or Just Business As Usual?, Christopher Massaro

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.