COMPARABLE WORTH

comparable worth. 1. The analogous value that two or more employees bring to a business through their work. 2. The idea that employees who perform identical work should receive identical pay, regardless of their sex; the doctrine that men and women who perform work of equal value should receive comparable pay. [Cases: Civil Rights  1175; Labor Relations  1333. C.J.S. Civil Rights § 43; Labor Relations § 1184.] [Blacks Law 8th]