Title 29

PART 1620

Part 1620 - The Equal Pay Act

PART 1620 - THE EQUAL PAY ACT Authority:Sec. 1-19, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended; sec. 10, 61 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 88-38, 77 Stat. 56 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); sec. 1, Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 43 FR 19807; E.O. 12144, 44 FR 37193. Source:51 FR 29819, Aug. 20, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

29:4.1.4.1.15.0.26.1SECTION 1620.1
   1620.1 Basic applicability of the Equal Pay Act.
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   1620.2 General coverage of employees “engaged in commerce.”
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   1620.3 General coverage of employees “engaged in * * * the production of goods for commerce.”
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   1620.4 “Closely related” and “directly essential” activities.
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   1620.5 What goods are considered as “produced for commerce.”
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   1620.6 Coverage is not based on amount of covered activity.
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   1620.7 “Enterprise” coverage.
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   1620.8 “Employer,” “employee,” and “employ” defined.
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   1620.9 Meaning of “establishment.”
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   1620.10 Meaning of “wages.”
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   1620.11 Fringe benefits.
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   1620.12 Wage “rate.”
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   1620.13 “Equal Work” - What it means.
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   1620.14 Testing equality of jobs.
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   1620.15 Jobs requiring equal skill in performance.
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   1620.16 Jobs requiring equal effort in performance.
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   1620.17 Jobs requiring equal responsibility in performance.
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   1620.18 Jobs performed under similar working conditions.
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   1620.19 Equality of wages - application of the principle.
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   1620.20 Pay differentials claimed to be based on extra duties.
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   1620.21 Head of household.
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   1620.22 Employment cost not a “factor other than sex.”
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   1620.23 Collective bargaining agreements not a defense.
29:4.1.4.1.15.0.26.24SECTION 1620.24
   1620.24 Time unit for determining violations.
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   1620.25 Equalization of rates.
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   1620.26 Red circle rates.
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   1620.27 Relationship to the Equal Pay Act of title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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   1620.28 Relationship to other equal pay laws.
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   1620.29 Relationship to other labor laws.
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   1620.30 Investigations and compliance assistance.
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   1620.31 Issuance of subpoenas.
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   1620.32 Recordkeeping requirements.
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   1620.33 Recovery of wages due; injunctions; penalties for willful violations.
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   1620.34 Rules to be liberally construed.