[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 45, Volume 1] [Revised as of October 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 45CFR86.54] [Page 398-399] TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE AND HUMAN SERVICES Subpart E--Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education Programs and Activities Prohibited Sec. 86.54 Compensation. A recipient shall not make or enforce any policy or practice which, on the basis of sex: [[Page 399]] (a) Makes distinctions in rates of pay or other compensation; (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. (Secs. 901, 902, Education Amendments of 1972, 86 Stat. 373, 374; 20 U.S.C. 1681, 1682)