From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Here’s a no-brainer. The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women in the same workplace who perform substantially equal work. … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/press/wage-inequality-gender-racial-pay-gap 2019 data reveal slow, uneven, and unequal wage growth over the last 40 years Press Releases • February 20, 2020 Wage growth was strongest for the highest-wage workers while median hourly wages grew just 1.0% last year, according … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): This week, after a years-long legal battle, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the City of Pittsburgh’s authority to enforce the Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA) signed into law back in 2015. As a result, … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): VICTORY!!! The House of Representative PASSED the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 7/S 270) — right in time for Equal Pay Day on April 2nd! Now we’re charging full speed ahead toward the U.S. Senate with our … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This is huge. Recently, the Paycheck Fairness Act (HR 7) was passed by the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor! Next, the bill is headed to a floor vote, where it could pass the House … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/09/20/resources-around-coalition-2017-census-poverty-data/#.W6TzwntKgdU By CHN September 20, 2018 Editor’s note: The following blog post was written by Makenna Whitworth, CHN’s Fall 2018 intern. On Wednesday, September 12 and Thursday, September 13, the U.S. Census Bureau released the latest national, state, and local … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): In a new EPI report, professors Maria Mora and Alberto Dávila examine the Hispanic–white wage gap among full-time workers, including how it is affected by gender, Hispanic origin, education level, birthplace, immigrant status, and … Continued