however, That the term "employe" as used in this act shall not
apply to any person or persons who is or are subject to section
6 of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (Act of June 25, 1938,
as amended)].
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Section 3. Wage Rates.--(a) No employer having employes
subject to any provisions of this section shall discriminate,
within any establishment in which such employes are employed,
between employes on the basis of sex by paying wages to employes
in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he
pays wages to employes of the opposite sex in such establishment
for equal work on jobs, the performance of which, requires equal
skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under
similar working conditions, except where such payment is made
pursuant to (1) a seniority system; (2) a merit system; (3) a
system which measures earnings by quantity or quality of
production; (3.1) the level or amount of education, training or
experience; or (4) a differential based on any other factor
other than sex: Provided, That any employer who is paying a wage
rate differential in violation of this subsection shall not in
order to comply with the provisions of this subsection, reduce
the wage rate of any employe.
(b) No labor organization, or its agents, representing
employes of an employer having employes subject to any
provisions of this section, shall cause or attempt to cause such
an employer to discriminate against an employe in violation of
subsection (a) of this section.
(c) No employer or labor organization may discharge or in
any other manner discriminate against any employe for the sole
reason that the employe (1) has made a charge or filed any
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