{"data":{"id":"us/45-cfr-86.54","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"45 CFR 86.54","heading":"Compensation.","body":"A recipient shall not make or enforce any policy or practice which, on the basis of sex:\n(a) Makes distinctions in rates of pay or other compensation;\n(b) Results in the payment of wages to employees of one sex at a rate less than that paid to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions.","path":["Title 45—Public Welfare","SUBTITLE A—Department of Health and Human Services","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","PART 86—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","Subpart E—Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education Programs or Activities Prohibited"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-45.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:21Z","sha256":"edbf8a35c1a0e3c71d583b80ec044831125102a190b45ca78c769f3b43fac2a1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/45-cfr-86.53","next":"us/45-cfr-86.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}