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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 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

100 Days 100 Wins

100 Wins, 100 Days: Decisive Actions to Advance Gender Justice

How the Paycheck Fairness Act Will Strengthen the Equal Pay Act

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National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights

Letter With Recommendations on NAS Panel to Evaluate EEO-1 Pay Data

Promoting Pay Transparency to Fight the Gender Wage Gap: Creative International Models

Low-paid Women Workers on COVID-19 Frontlines Face a Double-Whammy of a Pandemic and a Gender Wage Gap, Says New NWLC Analysis

Testimony in Support of Wage History and Wage Range in Maryland

Maryland Salary History Bill

Resource Collection: EEO-1 Pay Data Collection

National Women’s Law Center Litigation Highlights – 2019

NWLC Comment on EEOC’s Decision to Stop EEO-1 Pay Data Collection

NWLC Joins Amicus Brief on Equal Pay Act and Title VII