GAP Actwill helpend payinequity

[...]some employees receive protections not available to other employees, simply based on their geography or job function. According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, about half of workers were discouraged or outright prohibited from discussing their pay with co-workers. [...]our bi...

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Published inConcord monitor (Concord, N.H. : 1970)
Main Author Sens. KELLY AYOTTE; SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Concord, N.H Concord Monitor/Sunday Monitor 14.04.2016
Subjects
Bills
Employees
Employers
Empowerment
Federal legislation
Gender
Obama, Barack
Wages & salaries
Women
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Summary:[...]some employees receive protections not available to other employees, simply based on their geography or job function. According to the Institute for Women's Policy Research, about half of workers were discouraged or outright prohibited from discussing their pay with co-workers. [...]our bill needed some teeth – so the GAP Act also creates a civil penalty for companies found to have engaged in willful wage discrimination.