The Right to Equal Pay

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The Right to Equal Pay - Liberty - Labor - Employment

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The Right to Equal Pay is a civil liberty set out to protect every employee from unequal pay based on gender bias in comparison to fellow employees. According to the Women's Bureau, the right provides that all individuals ought to enjoy equal employment opportunities and better yet a paycheck that is free from any form of unlawful bias. For there to be equal pay for equal work done, a need to determine what equal work done entails is necessary. The Equal Pay Right stipulates that equal work done is work that requires "the same skill, effort and responsibility, and is performed under similar working conditions" (A Guide to Women's Pay Rights, 1). In addition, the right indicates that equal pay is not just the basic paycheck. It also includes other rights enjoyed by employees such as overtime pay, vacation and holiday pay, bonus, allowances, stock options and profit sharing. The Right to Equal Pay, although it protects both men and women from sex discrimination, it mainly benefits women who for many years receive less pay for less work in comparison to their male colleagues. In addition, this act protects women from minority groups and women with disabilities.

Right to Equal Pay is significant to the United States society as it goes hand in hand with the fight towards gender equality and the equalization of men and women. According to Brunner, The passage of the Equal act pay took place on June 10, 1963 but only became effective from June 11, 1964 (Retrieved from ). Since then, it became an illegal offence to pay an employee a significantly smaller income based on sex. Justification on salary disparities only happens on the basis of merit, quantity of work or other factors. Before the enactment of the act, women faced discrimination in pay. According to Brunner, women with full-time jobs sixty-four cents an hour for each dollar male employees did. The problem of unequal pay finds its roots during World War II when the National War Labor Board urges employees to offer better wages to women. Employers widely ignore this plea. For the following years until 1963, discrimination heightens. Classifieds in the newspaper advertise jobs separately for men and women, with high paying jobs as a reserve for men. In cases where a job advert targets both genders, the pay varies for the same job done with women receiving the lower amount. These reasons spark interest in equal pay leading to activists pushing the government to protect especially the female labor force against this unlawful discrimination.

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The Right to Equal Pay
Liberty
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Equal Pay Act
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[...] This problem is especially vibrant in the period before 1970. The Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Company appeal case in 1970 offers a solution to this ordeal. The Court of Appeal passes that it is possible for jobs considered equal not be identical. As a result, an employer lacks the power to change the job title for instance for women in order to pay less. Determination equal work is factors such as skills needed and work accomplished but not the title of the job or rank. [...]

[...] Recently, more challenges face the Equal Pay Act. These challenges lead to more amendments and acts made to strengthen the right to equal pay for all individuals. Before 2009, an employee only files a pay discrimination complaint against an employer within the first one hundred and eighty days after the first unfair paycheck. This is troublesome as many employees are unwilling to file a court case on the first attempt of pay discrimination. In fact, an individual's patience dies after several instances of pay discrimination. [...]

[...] One of these laws is the Equal pay Act that makes it illegal for any employer to limit the pay of an employee based on gender bias. The problem of pay discrimination still exists. However, the progress made is admirable. With time, a win is inevitable in the fight against pay discrimination. Works Cited Brunner, B. (2007) “Equal Pay Act: A History of Pay Inequality in the Infoplease Retrieved From Kashan, S. (2010) USA Patriotic Act: Impact on Freedoms and Civil Liberties” Essai: 85-89. Retrieved From A Guide to Women's Equal Pay Rights. (2012). [...]

[...] Human rights are a prominent part of civil rights. However, the government takes harsh measures during the questioning of terrorists through inhumane torture mechanisms. An example of such restrictions is the interrogation of suspected terrorists in Guatemala (Kashan, 87). In addition, during times of war and emergencies, the right of movement is restricted in an attempt to prevent any troubles. Despite the right to civil rights, it is vital for the government to restrict and limit such rights in order to guarantee the security of individuals. [...]

[...] It allows victims of pay discrimination to file a complaint against their employers within a period of one hundred and eighty days after their last discriminatory paycheck. This way, the law protects a wider range of victims and the hindrance of justice reduces significantly. Civil liberties are essential to guaranteeing the rights of the individual. However, various situations significantly restrict certain civil liberties. The right to equal pay faces no noticeable restrictions lawfully. However, other civil rights are dependent on circumstances. An example of an Act that profoundly faces opposition as it infringes on the civil rights of individuals. [...]

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