Proposed Federal Laws Address Equal Pay Discrepancies Between Men and Women
In an earlier blog, we discussed two proposed Federal laws which were intended to address the issue of equal pay for both men and women. As could be expected, management and employee attorneys view the passage of this legislation very differently.
Management attorneys argue that equal pay legislation will result in more litigation. Employee attorneys supporting the passage of the proposed legislation believe it is essential legislation, long overdue.
The bill referred to as the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, was designed to address the result of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that made it more difficult to seek equal pay between men and women.
The other bill, The Paycheck Fairness Act, would require an employer to more fully validate the reason for any pay difference. Another purpose of the law would be to prevent employees who reveal pay information from being punished.
All of the above represent significant benefits to employees. This fact is quite important because, we trust, it reflects in some manner, the attitude of Congress. For that reason alone, we wait, watch and will report further as the proposed legislation moves forward.
