{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1620.23","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1620.23","heading":"Collective bargaining agreements not a defense.","body":"The establishment by collective bargaining or inclusion in a collective bargaining agreement of unequal rates of pay does not constitute a defense available to either an employer or to a labor organization. Any and all provisions in a collective bargaining agreement which provide unequal rates of pay in conflict with the requirements of the EPA are null and void and of no effect.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XIV—EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION","PART 1620—THE EQUAL PAY ACT"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"d86c778154ad132095e8b8c0a38fe5880e6e7dc2e8c5cce04364bcd23442c4e2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1620.22","next":"us/29-cfr-1620.24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}