Under the Equal Pay Act

question 17

Multiple Choice

Under the Equal Pay Act:

• A) employers must pay a married male a higher wage rate than a single female if both are performing equal work.
• B) white-collar workers are exempt from its requirements.
• C) wage differentials based on a seniority system are allowed.
• D) if there is an unlawful pay differential, employers may reduce the higher rate to equal the lower rate.
• E) none of the above.

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Definitions:

Fictitious-Payee Rule

A principle in commercial law that a bank is not liable for fraudulent endorsement payments if the drawer intended the payee to be fictitious.

Refund

The process of returning funds to a purchaser in response to a product return, cancellation, or dissatisfaction with services provided.

Endorser

A person who signs their name on a document, often a check, to indicate their approval or to transfer ownership to another party.

Drawer

In a financial context, the person who writes or issues a check or draft instructing a bank to pay a specified sum of money to a designated party.