Despite strict laws requiring equal pay, many employers continue to unfairly pay certain employees, especially women. Never hesitate to discuss concerns with an equal pay lawyer in Napa County.Both federal and state laws require employers to pay employees who perform substantially the same work equal pay. In other words, the law is not interested in an employer’s motivation for paying less – equal work requires equal pay even if the discrepancy is not based on discrimination of some kind, which it often is.