10.2190/2HGR-MN4E-QFLG-1EJG 2HGRMN4EQFLG1EJG 21 EQUAL PAY ACT CASES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 21 43 20061024 20061024 20061024 20061024 2HGRMN4EQFLG1EJG.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=2HGRMN4EQFLG1EJG 1 SANDRA J. PERRY J.D. Bradley University This article reviews case law dealing with the Equal Pay Act as it applies to claims of pay discrimination by faculty in higher education. Elements of the cause of action, the four statutory defenses, and the need for a proper comparator of the opposite sex are discussed, as well as the use of statistical evidence, the statute of limitations and continuing violations, whether the Equal Pay Act abrogates the Eleventh Amendment immunity of the states, and the results of several universities' internal gender equity pay studies.