Which of the following actions would violate the intent of the Equal Pay Act?
A) Refusing to hire women
B) Paying a man more than a woman doing the same job because he had worked for the company longer than she
C) Paying a man more than a woman doing the same work simply because he has qualifications she does not have
D) Paying a woman less than a man doing the same work because she is the second wage earner in a dual-career family
E) Using performance differences as justification for pay differences between men and women doing the same job

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The Equal Pay Act prohibits paying different wages to employees of opposite sexes for equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and performed under similar working conditions, unless the pay difference is based on a factor other than sex. Paying a woman less because she is the second wage earner is not a valid justification.

Which of the Following Actions Would Violate the Intent of the Equal