44-1205. Same; discrimination in payment of wages within establishment between sexes prohibited; exceptions. On and after January 1, 1978, no employer having employees of both sexes shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate of wages paid to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal work on jobs, the performance of which requires equal skill, effort and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions, except where such payment is made pursuant to: (a) A seniority system; (b) a merit system; (c) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of production; or (d) a differential based on a factor other than sex. An employer who is paying wage rate differential in violation of this section shall not be required, in order to comply with the provisions of this section, to reduce the wage rate of any employee.
History: L. 1977, ch. 179, ยง 7; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 44 - Labor And Industries
Article 12 - Minimum Wage And Maximum Hours
44-1202 Minimum wage and maximum hours law; definitions.
44-1203 Same; minimum wage; computation; applicability of section.
44-1204 Same; overtime compensation; exceptions.
44-1208 Judicial review of secretary's action.
44-1209 Recordkeeping requirements; records open to inspection by secretary of human resources.
44-1210 Violations; penalties.
44-1212 Other laws more favorable to employees not affected until specifically superseded.
44-1213 Right of employees to bargain collectively not affected.