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Note, Equal Pay Act - Economic Benefit To Employer Is Justification For Wage Differential Between Male And Female Employees, Judith J. Johnson
Note, Equal Pay Act - Economic Benefit To Employer Is Justification For Wage Differential Between Male And Female Employees, Judith J. Johnson
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In Robert Hall the court refused to follow the lead of the cases immediately preceding it which delved into the justifications for wage differentials to discover evidence of discrimination. If the Equal Pay Act is to be effective, the courts must discover the motive for paying women less, not just accept the employer's excuse at face value. Robert Hall may represent a step backward for the Equal Pay Act and the ramifications of the decision should be carefully studied before it is allowed to stand. This decision could be broadly construed to enable an employer to undermine the Act by …