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Civil Litigation,
Labor/Employment,
Civil Rights,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Apr. 10, 2018

En banc 9th Circuit bars prior wage history as justification for pay discrepancies between sexes

Employers may not justify wage differences between men and women because of prior salary history, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled

En banc 9th Circuit bars prior wage history as justification for pay discrepancies between sexes
The late 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt

In one of the last opinions written by the late Judge Stephen Reinhardt, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that employers may not pay women less than men who do commensurate work because of prior salary history.

An en banc panel ruled that a catchall exception in the Equal Pay Act that allows employers to justify pay discrepancies when they are not based on sex does not allow the consideration of an employee's salary...

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