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u.s. congress - equal pay act of 1963; june 10, 1963 كلمات الأغنية

an act
to prohibit discrimination on account of s_x in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. june 10, 1963 [s. 1409]

be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled, that this act may be cited as the “equal pay act of 1963,”. equal pay act of 1963

declaration of purpose
sec. 2. (a) the congress hereby finds that the existencе in industries engaged in commеrce or in the production of goods for commerce of wage differentials based on s_x__

(1) depresses wages and living standards for employees necessary for their health and efficiency;

(2) prevents the maximum utilization of the available labor resources;

(3) tends to cause labor disputes, thereby burdening, affecting, and obstructing commerce;

(4) burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce; and

(5) constitutes an unfair method of competition

(b) it is hereby declared to be the policy of this act, through exercise by congress of its power to regulate commerce among the several states and with foreign nations, to correct the conditions above referred to in such industries

sec. 3. section 6 of the fair labor standards act of 1938, as amended (29 u.s.c. et seq.), is amended by adding thereto a new subsection (d) as follows: discrimination prohibited. 52 stat. 1062; 63 stat. 912

(d)(1) 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 s_x 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 s_x in such establishment for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal sk!ll, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions, except where such 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) a differential based on any other factor other than s_x: provided, that an employer who is paying a wage rate differential in violation of this subsection shall not, in order to comply with the provisions of this subsection, reduce the wage rate of any employee. 29 usc 206

(2) no labor organization, or its agents, representing employees of an employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section shall cause or attempt to cause such an employer to discriminate against an employee in violation of paragraph (1) of this subsection
(3) for purposes of administration and enforcement, any amounts owing to any employee which have been withheld in violation of this subsection shall be deemed to be unpaid minimum wages or unpaid overtime compensation under this act

(4) as used in this subsection, the term ‘labor organization’ means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees partic_p_te and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.” “labor organization.”

sec. 4. the amendments made by this act shall take effect upon the expiration of one year from the date of its enactment: provided, that in the case of employees covered by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement in effect at least thirty days prior to the date of enactment of this act, entered into by a labor organization (as defined in section 6(d)(4) of the fair labor standards act of 1938, as amended), the amendments made by this act shall take effect upon the termination of such collective bargaining agreement or upon the expiration of two years from the date of enactment of this act, whichever shall first occur. effective date

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