<Li> the employees perform substantially equal work on jobs requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility; and </Li> <Li> the jobs are performed under similar working conditions . </Li> <P> The EPA provides that the employer may not pay lower wages to employees of one gender than it pays to employees of the other gender, employees within the same establishment for equal work at jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, and that are performed under similar working conditions . </P> <P> It is important to note that the EPA does not contain any intent requirement within the statutory language . Liability under the EPA is established by meeting the three elements of the prima facie case, regardless of the intention of the employer . As such, the EPA imposes strict liability on employers who engage in wage discrimination on the basis of gender . </P>

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