{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-3-104","heading":"Equal pay for women for equivalent service.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for the state or any county, municipal entity, school district, public or private corporation, person, or firm to employ women in any occupation within the state for compensation less than that paid to men for equivalent service or for the same amount or class of work or labor in the same industry, school, establishment, office, or place of employment of any kind or description.\n(2) If the state or any county, municipal entity, school district, public or private corporation, person, or firm violates any of the provisions of subsection (1), it is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $500 for each offense.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 3. WAGES AND WAGE PROTECTION","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0040/0390-0030-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:25Z","sha256":"8fbff9c56562d43e65dfb95a21ac43dee00a3a8ce493fc350028419be65cee83","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-3-103","next":"us-mt/39-3-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}