Changes

The Equal Pay Act on June 10, 1963 (effective June 11, 1964) made it illegal to pay women less than men for doing the same job strictly on the basis of their sex. There mudy be demonstrable differences in seniority, merit, the quality or quantity of work, or other considerations in order to justify different pay for men and women.<ref>http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/equal_pay_act.htm</ref>

The Equal Pay Act on June 10, 1963 (effective June 11, 1964) made it illegal to pay women less than men for doing the same job strictly on the basis of their sex. There mudy be demonstrable differences in seniority, merit, the quality or quantity of work, or other considerations in order to justify different pay for men and women.<ref>http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/equal_pay_act.htm</ref>

The [[Equal Rights Amendment]] would have no affect on "equal pay for equal work," due to this longstanding federal law.

The [[Equal Rights Amendment]] would have no effect on "equal pay for equal work," due to this longstanding federal law.

Two landmark court cases, ''Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co.'' (1970), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and ''Corning Glass Works v. Brennan'' (1974), [[U.S. Supreme Court]] tightened and refined the language of the act.  

Two landmark court cases, ''Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co.'' (1970), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and ''Corning Glass Works v. Brennan'' (1974), [[U.S. Supreme Court]] tightened and refined the language of the act.