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State |
Citation |
Provisions |
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Alabama |
None |
None |
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Alaska |
§18.20.270 |
Employers may not discriminate in wages between men and women for work of comparable character or work in same operations, businesses or type of work in same locality |
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Arizona |
A.R.S. § 23-340, et seq. |
Equal wage rates; variations; penalties; enforcement |
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Arkansas |
A.C.A. § 11-4-601, et seq. |
Sex discrimination - employers shall pay employees equal compensation for equal services |
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California |
Cal. Labor Code § 1197.5 |
Equal wage rates for all employees; variations; enforcement |
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Colorado |
C.R.S.A. § 8-5-101, et seq. |
Wage discrimination prohibited |
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Connecticut |
§31-75 et seq. |
No employer may discriminate in amount paid to employee solely on the basis of sex. |
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Delaware |
19 Del.C. § 1107A |
Differential rate of pay based on gender prohibited |
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D.C. |
DC ST § 32-601, et seq. |
Government pay equity |
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Florida |
F.S.A. § 448.07 |
Wage rate discrimination based on sex prohibited |
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Georgia |
Ga. Code Ann., § 45-19-33 |
Discrimination in wages or conditions not unlawful when made on basis other than race, color, religion or national origin, sex, disability or age |
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Hawaii |
HRS § 378-2.3
HRS § 387-4 |
Equal pay; sex discrimination
Wage discrimination prohibited |
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Idaho |
I.C. § 44-1701, et seq. |
Discriminatory wage rates based upon sex prohibited |
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Illinois |
820 ILCS 110/1, et seq.
820 ILCS 112/1, et seq.
820 ILCS 125/0.01, et seq. |
Equal Wage Act
Equal Pay Act of 2003
Wages of Women and Minors Act |
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Indiana |
§22-2-2-3 et seq. |
An employer may not pay lower wages to one sex for equal work on jobs requiring equal skills, effort and responsibility |
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Iowa |
I.C.A. § 70A.18
I.C.A. § 216.6A |
Compensation based on comparable worth
Wage discrimination in employment |
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Kansas |
K.S.A. 44-1205 |
Discrimination in payment of wages between sexes prohibited |
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Kentucky |
KRS § 337.420, et seq. |
Wages discrimination because of sex prohibited |
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Louisiana |
LSA-R.S. 23:2021 |
Equal Pay Commission |
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Maine |
26 M.R.S.A. § 628 |
Equal pay - An employer may not discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex |
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Maryland |
MD Code, Labor & Emp. § 3-301, et seq. |
Equal Pay for Equal Work |
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Massachusetts |
M.G.L.A. 41 § 108J |
Officers and Employees of Cities, Towns and Districts - Equal pay of male and female employees |
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Michigan |
M.C.L.A. 750.556 |
Unfair discrimination between sexes in payment of wages |
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Minnesota |
M.S.A. § 181.66, et seq. |
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law |
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Mississippi |
None |
None |
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Missouri |
V.A.M.S. 290.410, et seq. |
Employer not to pay female lower wage |
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Montana |
MCA 2-18-208
MCA 39-3-104 |
Comparable worth - equal pay for equal work
Equal pay for women for equivalent service |
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Nebraska |
Neb. Rev. St. § 48-1219 |
Discriminatory wage practices based on sex; policy |
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Nevada |
§608.017.1 |
No employee can be paid a wage less than that paid to employees of the opposite sex for work requiring equal skills, effort and responsibility |
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New Hampshire |
N.H. Rev. Stat. § 275:37 |
Equal Pay - No employer shall discriminate in the payment of wages as between the sexes |
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New Jersey |
N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.1, et seq. |
Discrimination in Wages |
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New Mexico |
HB 216 (2013) |
Prohibits wage discrimination based on gender. |
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New York |
Labor Law §194 |
No employee may be paid less than that paid to an employee of the opposite sex for work requiring equal skills, effort and responsibility |
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North Carolina |
None |
None |
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North Dakota |
NDCC, 34-06.1-01, et seq. |
Equal Pay for Men and Women |
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Ohio |
R.C. § 4111.17 |
Wage discrimination; exceptions; enforcement |
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Oklahoma |
40 Okl St.Ann. § 198.1, et seq. |
Payment of discriminatory wages based on employee's sex prohibited |
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Oregon |
O.R.S. § 652.220, et seq. |
Discriminatory wage rates based on sex |
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Pennsylvania |
43 P.S. § 336.1, et seq. |
Equal Pay Law - No employer shall discriminate |
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Rhode Island |
Gen. Laws 1956, § 28-6-17, et seq.
Gen. Laws 1956, § 42-124-1, et seq. |
Wage Discrimination Based on Sex
Establishment of Special Legislative Commission on Equal Pay and Comparable Worth in Public and Private Employment |
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South Carolina |
None |
None |
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South Dakota |
SDCL § 60-12-15, et seq. |
Equal pay for equal work - Discrimination based on sex prohibited |
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Tennessee |
§50-2-201 et seq. |
No public or private employer may discriminate in wages based solely on sex |
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Texas |
V.T.C.A., Government Code § 659.001 |
Equal work requires equal pay |
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Utah |
None |
None |
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Vermont |
None |
None |
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Virginia |
VA Code Ann. § 40.1-28.6 |
Equal pay irrespective of sex |
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Washington |
RCWA 49.12.175 |
Wage discrimination due to sex prohibited |
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West Virginia |
W. Va. Code, § 21-5B-1, et seq.
W. Va. Code, § 21-5E-1, et seq. |
Equal Pay for Equal Work
Equal Pay for Equal Work for State Employees |
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Wisconsin |
None |
None |
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Wyoming |
W.S.1977 § 27-4-301, et seq. |
Equal Pay - Prohibition on paying employees less for same work |