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187 Republicans vote against bill to close the gender wage gap

The House on Wednesday voted 242-187 for a bill that would strengthen protections for female workers and help close the gender wage gap. The vote comes as Republicans are trumpeting themselves as the champions of women’s economic mobility — though only seven of them voted for the bill. Iterations of this legislation have been debated …

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Together We Can Make Pay Equity a Reality for All Working Women

June 10th is the 54th anniversary of the passage of the Equal Pay Act, the 1963 law that prohibits employers from paying men and women different wages for the same work solely based on sex. The Equal Pay Act’s passage is an important example of the labor movement’s long history of partnering with progressive women’s …

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Republicans Dismiss Equal Pay Efforts While Touting Their Outreach to Women

Republicans are mounting a counteroffensive against Equal Pay Day, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and indeed the very notion that equal pay is a serious issue. Since you can’t straight-up admit to opposing equal pay, the substance of the Republican counteroffensive is essentially this: We support equal pay. Just not any efforts to actually make it a reality. …

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Employee Rights Short Takes: New Evidence Of Gender Pay Gap, Race Discrimination, Disability Discrimination And More

Here are a few short takes about employment discrimination stories that made the news this past week: New Evidence Of Gender Pay Gap And Discrimination Against Mothers In Management Women made little progress in climbing into management positions according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office yesterday. As of 2007, the last year …

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On 47th Anniversary, the Equal Pay Act Must Finally Live Up to its Name

Imagine for a moment that you work in a department with three employees: one African-American, one Caucasian and one Latina. One day, someone new is hired. Imagine discovering that this new hire is to be paid much more than any of you; even more than the Latina, who has been employed there for 14 years. …

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It’s Equal Pay Day And Time To Pass The Paycheck Fairness Act

Wage Discrimination Needs Attention And A Legislative Fix April 20, 2010 is Equal Pay Day. It was established in 1996 to illuminate the gap between men’s and women’s wages. The date symbolizes how far into 2010 women must work to earn what men earned in 2009. This year, with the support of President Obama, Equal …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.