Companies can refuse to pay women workers who are new to the company the same wage as male workers who have been there for a number of years.

A company may pay workers differently when the difference is based on a legitimate factor such as seniority, rather than sex. So a woman who is new to the company can receive less than a man who has worked there for several years, provided seniority is the reason for the difference.

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