The Primary Purpose of the Equal Pay Act Is to ________

question 13

Multiple Choice

The primary purpose of the Equal Pay Act is to ________.

• A)eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job.
• B)eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women.
• C)eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work.
• D)eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job; to eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women; and to eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work.
• E)eliminate situations in which women,working alongside men or replacing men,are paid lower wages for doing substantially the same job and to eliminate situations in which less qualified men are hired instead of more qualified women; but not to eliminate situations in which women and men are paid less than they deserve for certain types of work.

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