paycheck fairness act

Paycheck Fairness Act: What’s Next?

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Recently on the blog, we talked about the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would have allowed gender-based wage disparities to be challenged and employers held accountable. On April 8, 2014, the act went up for a vote that would allow debate on the Senate floor, but didn’t pass. Senators voted along party lines: Democrats, yes, […]

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The Paycheck Fairness Act: More Progress to Equal Pay?

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In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law. The Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 84/H.R. 377), which aims to update 1963’s Equal Pay act, is building momentum in Congress, buoyed by Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Rep. Rosa DeLauro. The Paycheck Fairness Act passed the House overwhelmingly in 2009, but failed in

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