Author Question: Bob has been the janitor at Taylor Elementary School for more than 15 years. Brendan has just been ... (Read 82 times)

P68T · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Bob has been the janitor at Taylor Elementary School for more than 15 years. Brendan has just been hired to be the janitor at Winston Elementary School, which is in the same school district as Taylor. However, Brendan earns three dollars less per hour than Bob. Under the Equal Pay Act, this disparity in pay rates is acceptable because it is based on:
A) seniority.
B) merit.
C) connections.
D) good negotiating.

Question 2

Bob is a janitor who cleans classrooms at an elementary school at night. Mary works for the same school, and is responsible for keeping the lunch room clean during the day. Because they do substantially the same work, they earn approximately the same wages under the:
A) Fair Labor Standards Act.
B) Patriot Act.
C) Equal Pay Act.
D) None of the above