Fourth Circuit Says Same Title and Similar Duties Alone Do Not Prove Equal Pay Act Violation
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/23
Under the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA), employers cannot discriminate on the basis of gender against an employee who performs work substantially equal to a colleague. However, as demonstrated by a new decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (which includes North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia), employers can demonstrate factors other than sex that resulted in the pay differential....
By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP