So how is equal work decided. Lets say that there are 2 night shift employees at a store that stock the shelves one man, one woman. The woman can't lift as much weight as the man so when it's time to stock heavier things she sits down and looks at her smart phone and he does all the work. Raise time comes around and the man gets 50 cents an hour and she gets 25 cents an hour. Guess what lawsuit time. 

This law will help make sure that everyone gets minimum wage across the board.