What is a drawback of a comparable-worth policy?
A) A free-market economy assumes people will not take differences in pay into account when they choose a career.
B) Employees may conclude that pay rates are unfair.
C) The courts prohibit organizations from defending themselves against claims of discrimination by showing that they pay the going market rate.
D) Grouping jobs will result in rates of pay for individual jobs that do not precisely match the levels specified by the market and the organization's job structure.
E) Raising pay for some jobs places the employer at a disadvantage relative to employers that pay the market rate.

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Raising pay for some jobs to achieve comparable worth can make an employer less competitive compared to others who pay the market rate, potentially leading to higher costs without corresponding increases in productivity.

What Is a Drawback of a Comparable-Worth Policy