Men and women may be paid different wages under the Equal Pay Act when payment is made pursuant to a ________.

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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits any employer from discriminating within any "establishment ...between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he pays wages to employees of the opposite sex ...for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill,effort,and responsibility,and which are performed under similar working conditions,except where payment is made pursuant to (i)a seniority system; (ii)a merit system; (iii)a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (iv)differential based on any factor other than sex.

Men and Women May Be Paid Different Wages Under the Equal