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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SmithBarney" data-source="post: 1679162" data-attributes="member: 709">Back to Pay raises, and other important stuff..Why can't we file for equal pay under the FLSA now?since we no longer use Seniority for pay(Seniority is only for vacations, and bidding)We no longer have a Merit pay systemwe don't have production based payand the final one is not clear, but doesn't seem to fit either.Equal Pay for Equal Work Men and women who do the same job or jobs that require equal skill and responsibility must be compensated with equal wages and benefits under a 1963 amendment to the FLSA called the Equal Pay Act. (29 U.S.C. § 206.) Be aware, however, that some payment schemes that may look discriminatory at first glance do not actually violate the Equal Pay Act. The Act allows disparate payments to men and women if they are based on: • seniority systems • merit systems • systems measuring earnings by quantity or quality of production, such as a piece goods arrangement, or • any factor other than sex—for example, salary differentials that stem from unequal starting salaries based on differences in experience levels.</blockquote>