GreenLife,Inc.has two manufacturing facilities-one in New York City and one in Evergreen,Oklahoma.Marjorie has worked in the Oklahoma plant for 15 years assembling resistors.Her sister,Ellen,has worked at the same plant for 15 years also.Their brother,Hank,has worked there for 10 years in the same job as his sisters.Ellen transfers to the New York facility.Their salaries are now as follows: Marjorie-$12.00 per hour
Ellen-$19.50 per hour
Hank-$14.00 per hour
Is there a violation of the Equal Pay Act?

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The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal. In this scenario, Marjorie and Hank are doing the same job, but Hank is paid more than Marjorie, which could indicate a violation of the Equal Pay Act. Ellen's higher pay is not directly comparable here since she has transferred to a different location, which could have different pay scales due to cost of living adjustments or other factors.