Public Law 88-38
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Public Law 88-38 is the federal statute enacted in 1963 that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, commonly known as the Equal Pay Act.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pub. L. 88-38 | 1 |
| Public Law 88-38 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T624082 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 88-38 Context triple: [Equal Pay Act of 1963, publicLawNumber, Public Law 88-38]
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A.
Public Law 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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B.
Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
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C.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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D.
Public Law 85-568
Public Law 85-568 is the 1958 U.S. federal statute that created NASA and established the framework for the nation’s civilian space program.
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E.
Public Law 80-242
Public Law 80-242 is a United States federal statute enacted in 1947 that formally established and defined the authority and procedures of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for standardizing geographic names.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 88-38 Target entity description: Public Law 88-38 is the federal statute enacted in 1963 that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, commonly known as the Equal Pay Act.
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A.
Public Law 80-49
Public Law 80-49 is the formal statutory designation of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, a U.S. federal law that clarified employer liability and compensable work time under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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B.
Public Law 89-97
Public Law 89-97 is the landmark 1965 U.S. federal statute that created the Medicare and Medicaid programs and significantly expanded Social Security.
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C.
Public Law 81-110
Public Law 81-110 is the 1949 U.S. federal statute that formally established the Central Intelligence Agency’s authorities, structure, and operational powers during the early Cold War.
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D.
Public Law 85-568
Public Law 85-568 is the 1958 U.S. federal statute that created NASA and established the framework for the nation’s civilian space program.
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E.
Public Law 80-242
Public Law 80-242 is a United States federal statute enacted in 1947 that formally established and defined the authority and procedures of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for standardizing geographic names.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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anti-discrimination law ⓘ labor law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | eliminate sex-based wage differentials ⓘ |
| amends |
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
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linked to:
Fair Labor Standards Act
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| appliesTo |
employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act
ⓘ
employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act ⓘ |
| citationStyle |
Pub. L. 88-38
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linked to:
Public Law 88-38
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| codifiedIn | 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| effectiveArea |
private sector employers covered by FLSA
ⓘ
public sector employers covered by FLSA ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 88th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Labor
|
| establishes | prohibition on paying employees of one sex less than employees of the opposite sex for equal work ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
Equal Pay Act
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linked to:
Equal Pay Act of 1963
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| hasLegislativeBranch | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasPresident | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | to prohibit sex-based wage discrimination in the workplace ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Equal Pay Act of 1963 ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDiscriminationAddressed | sex-based wage discrimination ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
enacted during the presidency of John F. Kennedy
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part of early federal efforts to promote gender equality in employment ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalRemedy |
back pay for wage discrimination
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injunctive relief against discriminatory pay practices ⓘ |
| legislativeIntent | to correct conditions in which the wage structure of many segments of industry has been based on an ancient but outmoded belief that a man should be paid more than a woman even though his duties are the same ⓘ |
| partOf | United States labor and employment law framework ⓘ |
| prohibits | wage discrimination based on sex ⓘ |
| protects | workers from sex-based pay disparities ⓘ |
| providesExceptionFor |
differentials based on any factor other than sex
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merit systems ⓘ seniority systems ⓘ systems which measure earnings by quantity or quality of production ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 88-38 ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| requires | equal pay for equal work regardless of sex ⓘ |
| signedBy | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1963-06-10 ⓘ |
| statutesAtLargeCitation | 77 Stat. 56 ⓘ |
| subject |
equal pay
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sex discrimination ⓘ wage discrimination ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1963 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 88-38 Description of subject: Public Law 88-38 is the federal statute enacted in 1963 that prohibits wage discrimination based on sex, commonly known as the Equal Pay Act.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Public Law 88-38