To establish a prima facie case of wage discrimination under the Equal Pay Act, _____.
A) the plaintiff needs to show that minority employees are paid less for substantially equal jobs
B) the plaintiff needs to show that female employees are paid less for substantially equal jobs
C) the defendant needs to show that white males are paid no more than minority and female employees doing substantially equal jobs
D) the defendant needs to show that there are no male-dominated or female-dominated jobs in the company
E) the plaintiff needs to show that female-dominated jobs as a category are paid less than male-dominated jobs as a category

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The Equal Pay Act prohibits wage discrimination based on gender. Therefore, to establish a prima facie case of wage discrimination, the plaintiff needs to show that female employees are paid less for substantially equal jobs. Option A refers to minority employees, which is not the concern of the Equal Pay Act. Option C talks about white males, which is irrelevant to the gender-based discrimination claim. Option D is not relevant to establishing a prima facie case under the Equal Pay Act. Option E discusses male-dominated and female-dominated jobs as categories, which is not relevant to proving wage discrimination based on gender.

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