Equal Pay Cases Case 1 A tenured female associate professor in the industrial technology department is employed at a salary lower than male colleagues who are the same rank and teach similar courses at the same location She is the secondlowestpaid professor in a department of close to 20 desp ID: 730073
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Module 4 Reinforcement ActivityEqual Pay Cases
Case 1: A tenured female associate professor in the industrial technology department is employed at a salary lower than male colleagues who are the same rank and teach similar courses at the same location. She is the second-lowest-paid professor in a department of close to 20, despite the fact that she has a higher rank and more seniority than four male colleagues. Does the scenario violate the Equal Pay Act?
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Case 1: Tenured female associate professorShe will have a strong case if she alleges discrimination because of the substantial equality of work she is performing.
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Case 2: A female part-time employee is doing work equal to that of a male full-time employee. In exchange for the flexibility of a part-time position, she is paid a lower hourly rate. Does the scenario violate the Equal Pay Act?
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Case 2: Part-time female employeeUnless the wage rate differs because of seniority or performance levels, the female employee will have a strong case if she alleges discrimination.
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Case 3: A male bartender in a restaurant is paid more than a female bartender for the same job. Under what circumstances would this be legal?
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Case 3: Male bartenderThis would be legal if:
The male bartender has more seniority.The male bartender works a different shift. The male bartender has more work experience.
A bona fide merit system is in place.
There is a system in place that measures earnings by production.
There is a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason.
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Position
SalaryStaffGrade 5$26,0005Grade 6
$30,000
2
Grade 7
$40,000
3
What is the unweighted average of the salaries?
What is the weighted average?
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Position
SalaryStaffGrade 5$26,0005Grade 6
$30,000
2
Grade 7
$40,000
3
What is the
unweighted
average
of the salaries?
$26,000
$30,000
$40,000
$96,000/3 =
$32,000
What is the
weighted
average?
$26,000 * 5 = $130,000
$30,000 * 2 = $60,000
$40,000 * 3 =
$120,000
$310,000/10
$31,000
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Given a pay range with a minimum of $8 an hour and a maximum of $12 an hour, an employee is paid $8 an hour. What is the compa-ratio?
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Given a pay range with a minimum of $8 an hour and a maximum of $12 an hour, an employee is paid $8 an hour. What is the compa-ratio?
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What is the compa-ratio if the employee’s salary is increased to $10/hour?
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What is the compa-ratio if the employee’s salary is increased to $10/hour?
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$20,000$30,000
$50,000$25,000$35,000$55,000$30,000
$40,000
$55,000
$30,000
$40,000
$60,000
What is the mode of the salaries listed?
What is the median salary?
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$20,000$30,000
$50,000$25,000$35,000$55,000$30,000
$40,000
$55,000
$30,000
$40,000
$60,000
What is the mode of the salaries listed?
$30,000
What is the median salary?
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$30,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$40,000
$50,000
$55,000
$60,000
$60,000
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