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Second Circuit Holds EPA “Factor Other Than Sex” Affirmative Defense Need Not Be Job-Related
Thelma Akpan and Katelyn McCombs discuss a notable Second Circuit decision that held employers are not required to show that a “factor other than sex” defense must be job-related under the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA), reversing a long-held understanding of the EPA and significantly impacting equal pay litigation.
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