10 CFR § 1042.515 - Compensation.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s1042.515"
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title: "10 CFR § 1042.515 - Compensation."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "1042.515"
section_name: "Compensation."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (GENERAL PROVISIONS)"
part_number: "1042"
part_name: "NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682, 1683, 1685, 1686, 1687, 1688; 42 U.S.C. 7101  and 50 U.S.C. 2401"
regulatory_source: "66 FR 4630, Jan. 18, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1042"
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# 1042.515 Compensation.

A recipient shall not make or enforce any policy or practice that, on the basis of sex:

(a) Makes distinctions in rates of pay or other compensation;

(b) Results in the payment of wages to employees of one sex at a rate less than that paid to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and that are performed under similar working conditions.