Laserfiche WebLink
Other federal legislation prohibiting sex-based discrimination in employment <br />includes the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, the Sexual Harassment <br />Amendment of 1980, and the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. These federal <br />statutes opened male jobs to women, reduced segregation, and increased earnings <br />for women, but do not address comparable worth. <br />There has been a tremendous amount of federal litigation concerning equal <br />pay and similar work issues, but very Tittle on comparable worth issues. The federal <br />courts have been reluctant to directly address comparable worth issues because of <br />the four following reasons. <br />• Minimal Congressional legislation <br />• Conflic#s from the Bennett Amendment <br />• Reluctance to interfere with the market <br />• Fear of economic repercussions <br />A strong case can be made that the market itself is discriminatory toward <br />females. Prevailing wages for many female dominated job classes in the private <br />sector tend to pay low. (Secretary, bank .teller, nurses, health aids, etc.) <br />Comparable worth issues are very important to the public sectors for a <br />number of reasons. Public sectors only include local and state government activity. <br />Federal government has not initiated any pay equity schemes to date. The majority <br />