Which of the following is true regarding the Equal Pay Act?

Which of the following is true regarding the Equal Pay Act?
A . An employee alleging a violation must file a charge with the EEOC before going to court
B . The time limit to file a charge is 180 days from the discriminatory compensation practice and extended to 300 days for FEPA states
C . The limit to file a charge is 2 years from the discriminatory compensation practice
D . Only employers with 15 or more employees are covered

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Answer: C

Explanation:

The deadline for filing a charge or lawsuit under the Equal Pay Act (EPA) is 2 years from the day the employee received the last discriminatory paycheck (3 years in the case of willful discrimination).

Note that this is different from the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and states that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing a lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each new discriminatory paycheck.

Option A is wrong because for the EPA, an employee can go directly to court. Option B is wrong because option C applies to the EPA, not the general 180 days. Option D is wrong because virtually all employers are covered by the EPA (note that the EPA amended the FLSA which applies to virtually all employers).