MS SB2522

Prohibits employers from paying employees less than employees of the opposite sex for equal work requiring equal skill, effort, education, experience, and responsibility under similar working conditions.

Allows wage differentials based on seniority systems, merit systems, production-based earnings, or factors other than sex.

Permits aggrieved employees to file petitions in Mississippi circuit courts and requires plaintiffs to demonstrate unequal pay despite equal qualifications and that wage rates are not permissible under law exceptions.

Provides remedies consistent with federal Title VII and Title IX violations if employer violations are found.

Requires employees to waive rights under the federal Equal Pay Act of 1963 before pursuing claims under this section, with a two-year statute of limitations from the discriminatory act.