In comparing her pay to that of the (male) principal oboist, the flutist cites the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, a law that went into effect earlier in 2018 requiring equal pay for “comparable work”....

In comparing her pay to that of the (male) principal oboist, the flutist cites the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act, a law that went into effect earlier in 2018 requiring equal pay for “comparable work”. You interpret her comment as an implicit threat to invoke that law in formal litigation against the BSO. Explain if and how this threat affects the strategies you outlined above