Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Equal Pay and Gender: Implications of Court Cases for Personnel Practices. |
| Authors: |
Cooper, Elizabeth A., Barrett, Gerald V.1 |
| Source: |
Academy of Management Review. Jan1984, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p84-94. 11p. 2 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Affirmative action programs, *Equal pay for equal work, *Employment discrimination, *Compensation management, *Wages, *Personnel management, *Job evaluation, *Actions & defenses (Law), Pay equity laws, Equal Pay Act of 1963 (U.S.), Gender differences (Psychology) -- Social aspects |
| Geographic Terms: |
United States |
| Abstract: |
Over 150 court cases alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act and/or the Bennett Amendment of Title VII were reviewed. Pay differences between sexes averaged approximately 15 percent. Evidence submitted by the majority of litigants concerning job worth involved individual testimony, with few litigants submitting the results from a job evaluation. Pay differences may be defended only by personnel practices applied in a sex-blind manner. Job evaluation should become more common in industry as a defense against pay discrimination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Business Source Complete |
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