California’s Equal Pay Act

California’s Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from wage discrimination based on gender, race or ethnicity.

In addition, the state Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), the federal Equal Pay Act¹ (which is part of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act), the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 and Title VII also prohibit discriminatory compensation decisions.

For specific information on the Equal Pay Act and prohibitions against wage discrimination on the basis of gender see, Wage Equality.

1. 29 U.S.C. 626(b)