Women Cannot Be Paid Less Than Men Based On Past Salary, Court Rules

(CNN) — A federal court ruled Monday that employers cannot use salary history to justify paying women less than men for the same work.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided in favor of the plaintiff in Rizo v. Fresno County Office of Education, ruling that wage disparity based on “prior salary alone or in combination with other factors” violated the Equal Pay Act.
The case was heard by the entire 11-judge panel, including the late Judge Stephen Reinhardt. He penn