Which term describes a federal law requiring equal pay for equal work in the same workplace?

• A. Employee absence policies
• B. Esteem needs
• C. Equal pay act
• D. Environmental noise

Answer: (C)

The main idea here is wage equality under a federal rule that requires equal pay for performing the same work at the same workplace. This is the Equal Pay Act. It prohibits paying different wages to men and women for substantially equal jobs and allows differences only for non‑sex-based factors such as seniority, merit, productivity, or other legitimate, non-gender reasons. In practice, this means employees doing the same job should receive the same pay, helping to ensure fair compensation practices in any workplace, including hospitality settings. The other options aren’t about pay equality or wage discrimination, so they don’t fit.