Salary

inequities at
Acme Manufa
cturing
Answer 1.
According to me I
would choose
option 2. The
company is
violating theequal
pay act, 1963 ±
where in there is
sex discrimination
made by giving
less salaryto the
female employees.
Hence, Mr Black
should gradually
increase the salary
of thefemale
supervisors as this
will solve his issue
of the female
employees
reporting to
theEEOC for sex
discrimination.
Secondly, it would
not upset the male
employees
for giving much
importance to
females in the
company. Such a
decision will not
hamper the growth
and working of the
company.Answer
2. The company
has got into this
situation due to the
following
probablereasons:
y

The major reason

is not following
the equal pay act,
1963.
Hencediscriminati
on made between
male and female
employees for the
same work.
y

P
ayment of salary
was not made in
accordance to their
competencies. The
skillof personnel
was not given
importance in the
company.
y

Current laws are

not strong enough.
The Equal
P
ay Act and Title
VII of theCivil
Rights Act are
important laws,
but they are hard
to enforce, and
legalcases are
extremely difficult
to prove and win.
y

Enforcement of
the laws is
complaint driven
and most of the
informationneeded
to prove a
complaint is held
by employers,
these laws lack the
ability
tocompletely rid
discriminatory pay
practices. The
Equal
P
ay Act does not
allowwomen to
file class-action
lawsuits, and it
provides very
insubstantial
damages.
Answer 3. Mr.
Black should
pursue the
suggestion to
gradually hike the
salary of female
employees as it
will mainly
decelerate the
action of female
employees to file
asuit against the
company for sex
discrimination and
violating the equal
pay act,emphasize
value and personal
service rather than
discrimination,
lessen the
femalelabour
turnover, and
lastly, it will Steer
employees to the
work to the
maximumcapabilit
y and increase the
profits of the
company.