Code of Maine Rules
12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
170 - BUREAU OF LABOR STANDARDS
Chapter 12 - RULES RELATING TO EQUAL PAY
Section 170-12-II - Equal Pay for Jobs with Comparable Requirements
Universal Citation: 12 ME Code Rules ยง 170-12-II
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
A. An employer shall not discriminate between employees within the same establishment on the basis of gender by paying wages to any employee in any occupation at a rate less than the rate paid to an employee of the opposite gender for comparable work on jobs with comparable requirements related to skill, effort, and responsibility.
B. Nothing in subsection A shall prohibit the payment of different wages to employees where such payment is made pursuant to any of the following:
1. A seniority
system;
2. A merit increase system;
or
3. A difference in the shift or
time of day worked.
Nonetheless, the preceding systems or circumstances must not be found to discriminate on the basis of gender.
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