Equal Pay Day
April 8, is Equal Pay Day, designated because it takes the average Pennsylvania woman one year, three months and eight days to make as much as a man.
Pay-equity laws have been around for 40 or more years, but Pennsylvania women on average make only 54 to 83 cents for every dollar men make, depending on which county they're in. In Allegheny County, women make 68 cents for every dollar a man earns.
Clearly it’s time to strengthen and update state law to bring pay equity.
That's why I have co-sponsored H.B. 1890. It would update the conditions under which employers could pay different wages because of a factor other than sex. These factors would include specific, job-related attributes such as education, training and experience.
The bill would also strengthen anti-retaliation protections for employees attempting to bring a pay-equity lawsuit against their employer and those who share information about their pay.
The bill is before the House Labor and Industry Committee.
To learn more about pay inequality across the commonwealth, please click on the graphic below. As always, please contact me if you want to discuss this or any state-related issue or program.
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