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What did the Equal Pay Act of 1963 do?

a. Allow for either men or women with the same job responsibilities to be paid more if they are the primary wage earner for their families

b. Require employers to provide equal pay for substantially equal work

c. Require that employers promote more women into managerial positions

d. All of these are correct.

e. Require employers to re-grade the pay scales for comparable but different jobs held by women and men to make them more equitable

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Require employers to provide equal pay for substantially equal work.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States labor law that prohibits sex-based wage discrimination between men and women in the same workplace who perform jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort, and responsibility under similar working conditions. The law requires employers to pay men and women equally for equal work.

Option (a) is incorrect because the act does not allow for either men or women with the same job responsibilities to be paid more if they are the primary wage earner for their families. Option (c) is incorrect because the act does not require employers to promote more women into managerial positions. Option (d) is incorrect because only option (b) is correct. Option (e) is incorrect because the act does not require employers to re-grade the pay scales for comparable but different jobs held by women and men to make them more equitable.