Equal Pay Act of 1963

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Description

The Equal Pay Act was passed “to prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce.” It was filed as a labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at eliminating wage disparity based upon sex.

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the United States Government.

National Archives Identifier: 299880

Full Citation: Act of June 10, 1963 (Equal Pay Act of 1963), Public Law 88-38, 77 STAT 56; 6/10/1963; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789 – 2011; General Records of the United States Government, Record Group 11; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/equal-pay-act/, January 7, 2026]

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