Joseph is paid $5 an hour less for doing a job that requires an equal level of skill, effort, and responsibility as a job performed by kassandra. both joseph and kassandra perform under similar working conditions. joseph's lower pay could be a violation of the

The Equal Pay Act

Explanation:

The Equal Pay Act -

This act was established in the year 1963 , in Unites States , the motto or aim of the act was to give equal wages to all the people irrespective of their gender .

The law was passed during the rule of  John F. Kennedy .

Hence , from the question ,

as Joseph is paid less , hence it is violating the  Equal Pay Act .

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