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Part 1620 — The Equal Pay Act

34 sections · Title 29: Labor

§ 1620.1Basic applicability of the Equal Pay Act.
§ 1620.2General coverage of employees “engaged in commerce.”
§ 1620.3General coverage of employees “engaged in * * * the production of goods for commerce.”
§ 1620.4“Closely related” and “directly essential” activities.
§ 1620.5What goods are considered as “produced for commerce.”
§ 1620.6Coverage is not based on amount of covered activity.
§ 1620.7“Enterprise” coverage.
§ 1620.8“Employer,” “employee,” and “employ” defined.
§ 1620.9Meaning of “establishment.”
§ 1620.10Meaning of “wages.”
§ 1620.11Fringe benefits.
§ 1620.12Wage “rate.”
§ 1620.13“Equal Work”—What it means.
§ 1620.14Testing equality of jobs.
§ 1620.15Jobs requiring equal skill in performance.
§ 1620.16Jobs requiring equal effort in performance.
§ 1620.17Jobs requiring equal responsibility in performance.
§ 1620.18Jobs performed under similar working conditions.
§ 1620.19Equality of wages—application of the principle.
§ 1620.20Pay differentials claimed to be based on extra duties.
§ 1620.21Head of household.
§ 1620.22Employment cost not a “factor other than sex.”
§ 1620.23Collective bargaining agreements not a defense.
§ 1620.24Time unit for determining violations.
§ 1620.25Equalization of rates.
§ 1620.26Red circle rates.
§ 1620.27Relationship to the Equal Pay Act of title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
§ 1620.28Relationship to other equal pay laws.
§ 1620.29Relationship to other labor laws.
§ 1620.30Investigations and compliance assistance.
§ 1620.31Issuance of subpoenas.
§ 1620.32Recordkeeping requirements.
§ 1620.33Recovery of wages due; injunctions; penalties for willful violations.
§ 1620.34Rules to be liberally construed.