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Equal Pay Laws

The Equal Pay Act has been the law for more than 50 years — but it needs to be updated and strengthened. Policy changes can help achieve equal pay.

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Testimony in Support of Maine Pay Transparency Law

Nearly 21 Million Women Benefit from Pay Range Transparency Laws. Another 18.5 Million Could Soon.

Oregon Testimony in Support of Pay Transparency Law

What Would You Do With $10,000 Extra Dollars Every Year?

What We Need to Close the Wage Gap Is Surprisingly Simple

Testimony in Support of Maryland Pay Transparency Law

Testimony in Support of Connecticut Salary Range Transparency Law

Salary Range Transparency Reduces Gender Wage Gaps

New Year, New Resolutions, the Same… Wage Gap? Pay Transparency Can Help!

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2022

Testimony in Support of D.C. Pay Secrecy Bill

NWLC Joins the ACLU to File Amicus Brief Urging First Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold Maine’s Strong Equal Pay Act

Testimony in Defense of Salary Transparency in New York City

Mississippi’s “Equal Pay” Bills Won’t Close Its Wage Gap

NWLC Lawsuit: Yvonne Schulman v. Zoetis

Asking for Salary History Perpetuates Pay Discrimination From Job to Job

NWLC Joins Equal Pay Amicus Brief

Equal Pay Advocates Letter: Amend or Vote No on Mississippi SB 2451

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2021

NWLC Files Equal Pay Amicus Brief in Support of U.S. Women’s Soccer Players

LFG: Why We’re Joining the Women’s Soccer Team’s Fight for Equal Pay

“Equal Play, Equal Pay!”—NWLC Files Amicus Brief in Support of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team

The House Passes the Paycheck Fairness Act, in a Victory for Equal Pay

The Paycheck Fairness Act and Raise the Wage Act Will Help Women Build Economic Security