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Alabama
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None
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None
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Alaska
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Employment Discrimination Act
Alaska Stat. Ann. § 18.80.220(a)(5)
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All
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It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate in the payment of wages as between the sexes, or to employ a female in an occupation in this state at a salary or wage rate less than that paid to a male employee for work of comparable character or work in the same operation, business, or type of work in the same locality.
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Arizona
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Equal Wages
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23-340, 341
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All
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No employer shall pay any person in his employ at wage rates less than the rates paid to employees of the opposite sex in the same establishment for the same quantity and quality of the same classification of work.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Arkansas
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Wage Discrimination
Ark. Code Ann. § 11-4-601, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall discriminate in the payment of wages as between the sexes or shall pay any female in his or her employ salary or wage rates less than the rates paid to male employees for comparable work.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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California
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Equal Pay Act
Cal. Labor Code § 1197.5
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All
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No employer shall pay any of its employees at wage rates less than the rates paid to employees of the opposite sex for substantially similar work, when viewed as a composite of skill, effort, and responsibility, and performed under similar working conditions.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Colorado
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Wage Equality Regardless of Sex
Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 8-5-101, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall make any discrimination in the amount or rate of wages or salary paid or to be paid his employees in any employment in this state solely on account of the sex thereof.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Connecticut
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Discrimination in compensation on the basis of sex
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §31-75, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall discriminate in the amount of compensation paid to any employee on the basis of sex. Any difference in pay based on sex shall be deemed a discrimination.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Delaware
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Differential rate of pay based on gender prohibited
19 Del. Code Ann. § 1107(a), 1113
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All
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No employees shall be paid a wage at a rate less than the rate at which an employee of the opposite sex in the same establishment is paid for equal work on a job the performance of which requires equal skill, effort and responsibility, and which is performed under similar working conditions.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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D.C.
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No equal pay law
Employment discrimination law
D.C. Code Ann. § 2-1402, et. seq.
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Washington D.C. has a general employment discrimination law prohibiting wage discrimination based on protected class status.
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Florida
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Wage discrimination based on sex prohibited
Fla. Stat. Ann. § 448.07
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Employers with 2 or more employees
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No employer shall discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees at a rate less than the rate at which he or she 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.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Georgia
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Sex Discrimination in Employment
Ga. Code Ann. § 34-5-3, et. seq.
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Employers with 10 or more employees
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No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this chapter shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, 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 in such establishment for equal work in jobs which require equal skill, effort, and responsibility and which are performed under similar working conditions.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Hawaii
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Equal pay; sex discrimination
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 378-2.3, -5
Wage discrimination prohibited
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 387-4
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All
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No employer shall discriminate between employees because of sex, by paying wages to employees in an establishment at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in the establishment for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and that are performed under similar working conditions.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
No employer shall discriminate in any way in the payment of wages as between persons of different races or religions or as between the sexes.
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Idaho
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Discriminatory Wage Rates Based on Sex
Idaho Code § 44-1701, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall discriminate between or among employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex, by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this state at a rate less than the rate at which he pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements relating to skill, effort and responsibility.
Provides cause of action to sue for damages.
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Illinois
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Equal Wage Act
820 Ill. Comp. Stat. 110/1, et. seq.
Equal Pay Act of 2003
820 Ill. Comp. Stat.
112/1, et. seq.
Wages of Women and Minors Act
820 Ill. Comp. Stat. 125/0.01, et. seq.
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Employers with 6 or more employees
Employers with 4 or more employees
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Creates penalty for wage discrimination.
No employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to an employee at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee of the opposite sex for the same or substantially similar work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.
Provides cause of action to sue for damages.
Prohibits the employment of women and minors at an oppressive or unreasonable wage rate.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Indiana
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Minimum Wags: Rates; Discrimination
Ind. Code Ann. §22-2-2-4(d), et. seq.
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Employers with 2 or more employees
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No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section shall discriminate, within any establishment in which employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying to employees in such establishment a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Iowa
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Compensation based on comparable worth
Iowa Code Ann. § 70A.18
Wage discrimination in employment
Iowa Code Ann. § 216.6A
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All
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Adopts a state policy of wage non-discrimination between the sexes.
It shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice for any employer or agent of any employer to discriminate against any employee because of the age, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, or disability of such employee by paying wages to such employee at a rate less than the rate paid to other employees who are employed within the same establishment for equal work on jobs.
Provides cause of action to sue for damages.
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Kansas
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Discrimination in payment of wages
Kan. Stat. Ann. 44-1205, et. seq.
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All
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No employer having employees of both sexes shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate of wages paid to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Kentucky
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Wage Discrimination Because of Sex
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 337.420, et. seq.
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Employers with 2 or more employees
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No employer shall discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex, by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this state at a rate less than the rate at which he or she pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements relating to skill, effort and responsibility.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Louisiana
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Louisiana Equal Pay for Women Act
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23:661, et. seq.
Employment discrimination law
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 23:301, et. seq.
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State employers
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Prohibits wage discrimination based on sex in state employment.
Provides for employer liability for damages.
Louisiana also has a general employment discrimination law that includes a prohibition of wage discrimination based on sex.
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Maine
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Equal Pay
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 26 § 628
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All
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An employer may not discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this State at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs that have comparable requirements relating to skill, effort and responsibility.
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Maryland
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
Md. Labor and Employment Code Ann. § 3-301, et. seq.
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All
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An employer may not discriminate between employees in any occupation by paying a wage to employees of one sex or gender identity at a rate less than the rate paid to employees of another sex or gender identity or by providing less favorable employment opportunities based on sex or gener identity.
Provides cause of action to sue for damages.
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Massachusetts
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Equal Pay Act
Ann. Laws of Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105A
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All
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No employer shall discriminate in any way on the basis of gender in the payment of wages, or pay any person in its employ a salary or wage rate less than the rates paid to its employees of a different gender for comparable work.
Provides for employer liability for damages.
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Michigan
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Unfair Discrimination, Restraint of Trade and Trusts Law
Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 750.556
Workforce Opportunity Wage Act
Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 408.423
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All
Employers with 2 or more employees
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Any employer of labor in this state, employing both males and females, who shall discriminate in any way in the payment of wages as between sexes who are similarly employed, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
An employer having employees subject to this act shall not discriminate between employees within an establishment on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in the establishment at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on jobs.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Minnesota
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 181.66, et. seq.
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All private employers
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No employer shall discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees at a rate less than the rate the employer pays 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.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Mississippi
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None
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None
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Missouri
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Female Employees
Mo. Ann. Stat. § 290.410, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall pay any female in his employ at wage rates less than the wage rates paid to male employees in the same establishment for the same quantity and quality of the same classification of work.
Provides for employer liability for damages.
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Montana
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Equal pay for women for equivalent service
Mont. Code Ann. 39-3-104
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All
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It is unlawful for the state or any county, municipal entity, school district, public or private corporation, person, or firm to employ women in any occupation within the state for compensation less than that paid to men for equivalent service or for the same amount or class of work or labor in the same industry, school, establishment, office, or place of employment of any kind or description.
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Nebraska
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Sex Discrimination
Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 48-1221, et. seq.
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Private employers with 15 or more employees, all public employers
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No employer shall discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex, by paying wages to any employee in such establishment at a wage rate less than the rate at which the employer pays any employee of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Nevada
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Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.017
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All
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It is unlawful for any employer to discriminate between employees, employed within the same establishment, on the basis of sex by paying lower wages to one employee than the wages paid to an employee of the opposite sex who performs equal work.
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New Hampshire
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Discrimination in the Workplace: Equal Pay
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 275:37
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All
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No employer or person seeking employees shall discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying employees of one sex at a rate less than the rate paid to employees of the other sex for equal work.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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New Jersey
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Discrimination in Wages
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 34:11-56.1, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall discriminate in any way in the rate or method of payment of wages to any employee because of his or her sex.
Provides cause of action to sue for damages.
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New Mexico
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Fair Pay for Women
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 28-23-1, et. seq.
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Employers with 4 or more employees
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No employer shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in the establishment at a rate less than the rate that the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in the establishment for equal work.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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New York
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Differential in rate of pay because of sex prohibited
N.Y. Labor Law §194, 198
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Private employers
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No employee shall be paid a wage at a rate less than the rate at which an employee of the opposite sex in the same establishment is paid for equal work on a job the performance of which requires equal skill, effort and responsibility, and which is performed under similar working conditions.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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North Carolina
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No equal pay law
Employment discrimination law
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-422.1
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North Carolina has a general employment discrimination law.
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North Dakota
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Equal Pay for Men and Women
N.D. Century Code, 34-06.1-01, et. seq.
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All
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No employer may discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of gender, by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this state at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays any employee of the opposite gender for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements relating to skill, effort, and responsibility.
Provides for cause of action to sue for damages.
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Ohio
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Wage discrimination
Ohio Rev. Code § 4111.17
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All
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No employer, including the state and political subdivisions thereof, shall discriminate in the payment of wages on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or ancestry by paying wages to any employee at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to another employee for equal work.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Oklahoma
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Discriminatory Wages
40 Okla. Stat. Ann. § 198.1, et. seq.
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All private employers
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It shall be unlawful for any employer within the State of Oklahoma to willfully pay wages to women employees at a rate less than the rate at which he pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements relating to skill, effort and responsibility.
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Oregon
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Discriminatory wage rates based on sex
Or. Rev. Stat. § 652.220, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall in any manner discriminate between the sexes in the payment of wages for work of comparable character, the performance of which requires comparable skills.
Provides right of action to sue for damages.
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Pennsylvania
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Equal Pay Law
Pa. Stat. Ann. tit. 43 § 336.1, et. seq.
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All
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No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, 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.
Provides cause of action to sue for damages.
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Rhode Island
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Wage Discrimination Based on Sex
R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. 1956, § 28-6-18, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall discriminate in the payment of wages as between the sexes or shall pay any female in his or her employ salary or wage rates less than the rates paid to male employees for equal work or work on the same operations.
Provides cause of action to sue for damages.
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South Carolina
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No equal pay law
Employment discrimination law
S.C. Code § 1-13-30
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South Carolina has a general employment discrimination law that includes a prohibition of wage discrimination based on protected class status.
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South Dakota
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
S.D. Codified Laws § 60-12-15, et. seq.
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All
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No employer may discriminate between employees on the basis of sex, by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this state at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements relating to skill, effort, and responsibility.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Tennessee
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Sex Discrimination
Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-2-201, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex by paying any employee salary or wage rates less than the rates the employer pays to any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Texas
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Equal Work, Equal Pay
Tex. Lab. Code § 659.001, et. seq.
Employment discrimination law
Tex. Lab. Code § 21.001, et. seq.
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State employers
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Prohibits wage discrimination based on sex in public employment only.
Texas also has a general employment discrimination law prohibiting discrimination based on protected class status.
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Utah
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No equal pay law
Employment discrimination law
Utah Code Ann. § 34a-5-101, et. seq.
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Utah has a general employment discrimination law prohibiting wage discrimination based on race, color, sex, retaliation, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual oreientation, or gender identity.
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Vermont
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Fair Employment Practices Act
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 21 § 495(a)(7), 495(b)
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All
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Within the general employment discrimination act, prohibiting wage discrimination based on sex.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Virginia
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Equal pay irrespective of sex
Va. Code Ann. § 40.1-28.6
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All
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No employer having employees shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, 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 in such establishment for equal work.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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Washington
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Wage discrimination due to sex
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 49.12.175
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All
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Any employer in this state, employing both males and females, who shall discriminate in any way in the payment of wages as between sexes or who shall pay any female a less wage, be it time or piece work, or salary, than is being paid to males similarly employed, or in any employment formerly performed by males, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
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West Virginia
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Equal Pay for Equal Work
W. Va. Code, § 21-5B-1, et. seq.
Equal Pay for Equal Work
W. Va. Code, § 21-5E-1, et. seq.
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All private employers
State employers
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Prohibits wage discrimination for private employers.
Provides a cause of action to sue for damages.
Prohibits wage discrimination for public employers.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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Wisconsin
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No equal pay law
Employment discrimination law
Wis. Stat. Ann. §111.31, et. seq.
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Wisconsin has a general employment discrimination law that includes a prohibition of wage discrimination based on sex.
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Wyoming
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Equal Pay
Wyo. Stat.1977 § 27-4-301, et. seq.
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All
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No employer shall discriminate, within the same establishment in which the employees are employed, between employees on the basis of gender by paying wages to employees at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite gender for equal work.
Provides employer liability for damages.
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