Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
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 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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Module 4, Activity 1, Slide 1
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Equal Pay Cases
Case 1: Tenured female associate professor
She will have a strong case if she alleges
discrimination because of the substantial
equality of work she is performing.
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Module 4, Activity 1, Slide 2
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Equal Pay Cases
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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Module 4, Activity 1, Slide 3
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Equal Pay Cases
Case 2: Part-time female employee
Unless 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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Module 4, Activity 1, Slide 4
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Equal Pay Cases
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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Module 4, Activity 1, Slide 5
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Equal Pay Cases
Case 3: Male bartender
This 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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Module 4, Activity 1, Slide 6
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
Position
Staff
Grade 5
$26,000
5
Grade 6
$30,000
2
Grade 7
$40,000
3
What is the
unweighted average
of the salaries?
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Salary
What is the
weighted average?
Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 7
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
Position
Salary
Staff
Grade 5
$26,000
5
Grade 6
$30,000
2
Grade 7
$40,000
3
What is the unweighted
average of the salaries?
What is the weighted
average?
$26,000
$30,000
$40,000
$96,000/3 =
$32,000
$26,000 * 5 = $130,000
$30,000 * 2 =
$60,000
$40,000 * 3 = $120,000
$310,000/10
$31,000
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Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 8
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
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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Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 9
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
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?
8/10 = .80, or 80%
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Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 10
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
What is the compa-ratio if the employee’s
salary is increased to $10/hour?
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Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 11
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
What is the compa-ratio if the employee’s
salary is increased to $10/hour?
$10/$10 = 1.0, or 100%
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Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 12
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
$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?
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What is the median
salary?
Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 13
Module 4 Reinforcement Activity
Compensation Computation
What is the mode of
the salaries listed?
$20,000
$25,000
What is the
median
salary?
$30,000
$30,000
$30,000
$30,000
$20,000
$30,000
$50,000
$35,000
$25,000
$35,000
$55,000
$40,000
$30,000
$40,000
$55,000
$40,000
$30,000
$40,000
$60,000
$50,000
$55,000
$60,000
$60,000
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Module 4, Activity 2, Slide 14