Arkansas Pay Equity
Statute
Classes protected
- Sex
Key language on pay discrimination
- “Every employer in the state shall pay employees equal compensation for equal services, and no employer shall discriminate against any employee in the matter of wages or compensation solely on the basis of the sex of the employee”
- “No employer shall discriminate in the payment of wages as between the sexes or shall pay any female in his or her employ salary or wage rates less than the rates paid to male employees for comparable work”
Exceptions for pay disparities (including affirmative defenses)
- Seniority
- Experience
- Training
- Skill
- Ability
- Differences in duties and services performed
- Differences in the shift or time of the day worked
- Any other reasonable differentiation except difference in sex
Anti-retaliation
- An employer is prohibited from discharging or discriminating against an employee for making a complaint about pay, instituting any proceedings, or testifying in a proceeding.
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