Get The Resources
Want to learn more about your right to equal pay and how to exercise it, and what the Administration is doing to close the gender wage gap? Check out these resources…
For Employees
Know Your Rights!
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Overview of Federal Law on Equal Pay
(EEOC) -
Facts About Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination
(EEOC) -
Federal Laws that Mandate Equal Pay
(EEOC) -
A Guide to Women's Equal Pay Rights
English | French | Spanish | Chinese | Vietnamese
(DOL) -
Fact Sheet: Fighting for Equal Pay and the Paycheck Fairness Act
(June 4, 2012)
Exercise Your Rights!
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How to file a Complaint with the EEOC
(Employees of private companies and state and local governments) -
How to file a Complaint with the EEOC
(Federal Employees) - How to Contact the EEOC
- How to Find Your Nearest EEOC Office
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Can the EEOC Help Me?
(Online Assessment System and Intake Questionnaire) - FAQs about the EEOC
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How to File a Complaint with OFCCP
(Employees of Federal Contractors)
For Employers
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An Employer’s Guide to Equal Pay
English | French | Spanish | Chinese | Vietnamese
(DOL) - EEOC's Compliance Manual Chapter on Compensation Discrimination (EEOC)
- EEOC’s Regulations on Sex Discrimination (EEOC)
- EEOC’s Equal Pay Act Regulations (EEOC)
- EEOC’s Equal Pay Act Regulations (Procedural) (EEOC)
- OFCCP Pay Discrimination Guidance and Resources (DOL)
Paycheck Fairness Act
Equal Pay Day Resources
- Presidential Proclamation: National Equal Pay Day (April 2014)
- Presidential Proclamation: National Equal Pay Day (April 2013)
- Presidential Proclamation: National Equal Pay Day (April 2012)
- Presidential Proclamation: National Equal Pay Day (April 2011)
- Secretary of Labor Equal Pay Day Statement for 2012
- Secretary of Labor Equal Pay Day Blog for 2012
- Secretary of Labor Equal Pay Day Blog for 2011
- Secretary of Labor Equal Pay App Challenge Announcement (Jan. 2012)
- EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien’s Equal Pay Day Statement for 2013
- EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien's Equal Pay Day Statement for 2012
- EEOC Chair Jacqueline A. Berrien's Equal Pay Day Statement for 2011
- EEOC's Washington D.C. Event Commemorating Equal Pay Day 2011 (Video)
- DOL Equal Pay App Challenge 2012: Final Results & Prize Winners
- Batgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson about Equal Pay (Video)
Coordinating Across the Federal Government
Data & Reports
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Fact Sheets: Highlights of Women’s Earnings by State and Region
(U.S. Department of Labor, April 2013) -
Chart: Women’s Earnings as a Percent of Men’s in 2010
(U.S. Department of Labor, Jan. 2012) -
Chart: Earnings and Employment by Occupation, Race, Ethnicity, and Sex, 2010
(U.S. Department of Labor, Sept. 2011) -
Report: Highlights of Women’s Earnings in 2010
(U.S. Department of Labor, July 2011) -
Report: Women’s Employment During the Recovery
(U.S. Department of Labor, May 2011) -
Earnings by Demographic: Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
(U.S. Department of Labor) - EEOC Charges Under All Statutes, 1997 – 2011
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EEOC Equal Pay Act Charges
Includes charges filed concurrently with other statutes - EEOC Sex Discrimination Charges
- Information on the Census 2000 Special EEO File
- EEOC's Study Page for the National Academies of Sciences Project, "Measuring and Collecting Pay Information from U.S. Employers by Gender, Race, and National Origin”
Significant Filings and Resolutions
Press Releases
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Checkers (Filing)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Aug. 2013) -
Amtrak (Resolution)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Nov. 2011) -
Astra Zeneca (Resolution)
(Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, June 2011) -
Extended Stay Hotels (Filing)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, July 11, 2013) -
Health Management Group (Resolution)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, May 2012) -
Hyundai Ideal Electric (Resolution)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, May 2011) -
Performance Food Group (Filing)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, June 2013) -
Port Authority (Filing)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sept. 2010) -
Texas Department of Rural Affairs (Resolution)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and U.S. Department of Justice, Sept. 2011) -
Texas Department of Rural Affairs (Filing)
(U.S. Department of Justice, July 2012) -
Western Sugar (Settlement)
(U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Oct. 2011)