Violations of the Equal Pay Act Can Result in What

question 406

Multiple Choice

Violations of the Equal Pay Act can result in what corrective action? Employees:

• A) paid too little must be given back wages to equalize their past low earnings
• B) paid too little may be given a payment beyond the amount of back wages they are due to penalize the employer
• C) who successfully sue their employer may be awarded attorney's fees and court costs
• D) paid too little must be given back wages to equalize their past low earnings and who successfully sue their employer may be awarded attorney's fees and court costs
• E) paid too little must be given back wages to equalize their past low earnings and who successfully sue their employer may be awarded attorney's fees and court costs and paid too little may be given a payment beyond the amount of back wages they are due to penalize the employer

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Definitions:

Signaling Theory

A theoretical framework that describes how individuals or entities convey information about themselves to differentiate from others, especially in contexts of asymmetric information.

Additional Education

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On-The-Job Productivity

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Discrimination

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