The Equal Pay Act (EPA) protects individuals of all sexes. The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work.Equal pay for equal work is the concept of labour rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA) is a federal law that prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of sex. The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women be given equal pay for equal work in the same establishment. The Equality Act 2010 gives women (and men) a right to 'equal pay for equal work'. What if an employee ends up working less hours than anticipated or quits before the end of the year? New Zealand is pursuing a centuryold idea to close the gender pay gap: not equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value. Deductions are subject to Fair Labor Standards Act requirements.