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Civil Rights,
Labor/Employment

Sep. 10, 2021

Equal pay in America and the Golden State

A review of the development and future of pay equality.

Betsy Butler

Executive Director
California Women's Law Center

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In 1963, the federal Equal Pay Act was signed into law, mandating equal pay for equal work by forbidding employers from paying men and women different wages or benefits for doing jobs that require the same skills and responsibilities. Building on the protections provided in the EPA, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in pay and benefits. The protections in Title VII are br...

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