Fair Pay Pros And Cons

Fair Labor Standards Act: The Fair Labor Standards act defines two categories of employees, exempt and non-exempt. The law requires all non-exempt employees to be paid an hourly rate with overtime for hours worked after 40. Exempt employees must receive a salary of at least $23,660 and must have administrative, executive, or professional job duties.

Equal Pay Act of 1963: The Equal Pay Act of 1963 states that no employee can be discriminated against on the basis of sex for equal work on jobs. Disparities are allowed only if the payment is based off of a seniority system, merit system, quantity or quality based system, or another differentiating factor that is not sex.

Civil Rights Act of 1964: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employment

Non-discriminatory justifications include unequal skills, efforts, responsibilities, or dissimilar working conditions.

The pro of the plan to augment the coach’s salary is that the district will have a better chance of hiring a successful coach.

The cons are opening the district up to lawsuits and Title IX complaints, and setting a dangerous precedent. If the district does end up augmenting the boys’ basketball coach’s salary, they will either need a justification of why that position requires more pay, or will need to augment other coaching salaries. The Equal Pay Act of 1964 and Title IX require equal pay for equal positions. In this case, at a minimum the girls’ basketball coach would need a similar pay structure, and more likely than not, all head coaches in the district would require a similar salary schedule, as the job descriptions are very similar.

Exempt: Exempt employees are paid a salary, and do not receive overtime-compensation. Exempt employees must be paid a minimum annual salary of $23,660, and have exempt job duties. Exempt job duties include supervisory or professional roles. In the school system, these positions include administrators, teachers, counselors, RN’s, and

Because Purdham’s job with the school was not related to coaching golf, and he could resign from coaching golf without reprucussions in his position as a security guard, the nominal stipend made him a volunteer. His volunteer status was enhanced by him stating that coaching golf was a lifestyle choice, and he would not replace coaching with a part-time job. Further, he created a B-squad to ensure all kids could participate in his program. These actions show that he is motivated in part by humanitarian and charitable instincts, furthering the courts assertion that Purdham was a