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11/16/10
Washington, D.C. Advocacy | Equal Pay
The Paycheck Fairness Act is a bill which aims to strengthen the provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 in order to address more fully the persistent wage disparities between women and men. Throughout its history, LDF has fought for the equal rights and access to opportunity for African American workers regardless of race and gender. Despite this, African American women still experience the compounded negative impact of pay disparities between men and women and those between whites and minorities.
This legislation would ensure that women receive the same remedies for wage discrimination based on gender as those subjected to wage discrimination on the basis of race or national origin. The legislation also requires that, in the event of wage disparity, an employer must show that it exists due to a business justification and stems from factors not related to gender. Finally the legislation ensures enforcement by requiring the collection of wage related data based on sex, race and national origin and by training of those responsible for equal pay enforcement.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009. LDF is asking the Senate to pass this critical piece of legislation immediately without the addition of amendments.The Paycheck Fairness Act is a bill which aims to strengthen the provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 in order to address more fully the persistent wage disparities between women and men. Throughout its history, LDF has fought for the equal rights and access to opportunity for African American workers regardless of race and gender. Despite this, African American women still experience the compounded negative impact of pay disparities between men and women and those between whites and minorities.
This legislation would ensure that women receive the same remedies for wage discrimination based on gender as those subjected to wage discrimination on the basis of race or national origin. The legislation also requires that, in the event of wage disparity, an employer must show that it exists due to a business justification and stems from factors not related to gender. Finally the legislation ensures enforcement by requiring the collection of wage related data based on sex, race and national origin and by training of those responsible for equal pay enforcement.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009. LDF is asking the Senate to pass this critical piece of legislation immediately without the addition of amendments.
This legislation would ensure that women receive the same remedies for wage discrimination based on gender as those subjected to wage discrimination on the basis of race or national origin. The legislation also requires that, in the event of wage disparity, an employer must show that it exists due to a business justification and stems from factors not related to gender. Finally the legislation ensures enforcement by requiring the collection of wage related data based on sex, race and national origin and by training of those responsible for equal pay enforcement.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009. LDF is asking the Senate to pass this critical piece of legislation immediately without the addition of amendments.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009. LDF is asking the Senate to pass this critical piece of legislation immediately without the addition of amendments.The Paycheck Fairness Act is a bill which aims to strengthen the provisions of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 in order to address more fully the persistent wage disparities between women and men. Throughout its history, LDF has fought for the equal rights and access to opportunity for African American workers regardless of race and gender. Despite this, African American women still experience the compounded negative impact of pay disparities between men and women and those between whites and minorities.
This legislation would ensure that women receive the same remedies for wage discrimination based on gender as those subjected to wage discrimination on the basis of race or national origin. The legislation also requires that, in the event of wage disparity, an employer must show that it exists due to a business justification and stems from factors not related to gender. Finally the legislation ensures enforcement by requiring the collection of wage related data based on sex, race and national origin and by training of those responsible for equal pay enforcement.
The Paycheck Fairness Act was passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2009. LDF is asking the Senate to pass this critical piece of legislation immediately without the addition of amendments.