Under the Equal Pay Act

question 51

Multiple Choice

Under the Equal Pay Act:

• A) an employer cannot discriminate against a minority worker by paying him less than a non-minority worker.
• B) a man could be paid more than a woman for the same kind of work if he produced more on a piece-rate basis.
• C) an employer cannot discriminate in pay for substantially equal work on the basis of religion, sex, or national origin.
• D) All of these are correct.

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