Friday, August 28, 2015

California Lawmakers Pass Toughest U.S. Laws Requiring Equal Pay


By James Nash, Aug 10, 2015 Free Beacon

The Assembly voted 66-2 for the measure requiring employers to pay men and women the same for “substantially similar” work, with exceptions for seniority, merit and productivity. The bill, which the Senate unanimously approved in July, also forbids employers from punishing employees for disclosing compensation to co-workers or for asking them to do likewise.

Parity remains a hot-button issue 52 years after the U.S. Equal Pay Act took effect. On average, women earn 78 percent as much as their male counterparts, the Labor Department estimated in April.

“Many loopholes make it nearly impossible to establish a successful claim,” Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, a Bell Gardens Democrat, said on the chamber floor. “Pay secrecy also contributes to the gender pay gap, because women cannot challenge pay discrimination if they do not know that they are being paid less than their male counterparts.”


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