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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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NWLC Reacts to EEOC’s New Proposal to Stop EEO-1 Pay Data Collection

Workers Rights

Women’s Rights = Workers’ Rights (and Not Just on Labor Day!)

Five Things You Should Know about the Women’s National Soccer Team Pay Discrimination Suit

It’s Past Time: Tipped Workers Need One Fair Wage

Extremist Anti-Abortion Laws are Undermining Legislative Progress in States

State Legislatures Across the Country are Championing Protections for Working Families

House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act that Protects Against Pay Discrimination and Closes Wage Gap

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The Paycheck Fairness Act: Closing the “Factor Other Than Sex” Loophole to Strengthen Protections Against Pay Discrimination

Letter to House to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7)

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The Paycheck Fairness Act and the Raise the Wage Act: Advancing Equality and Dignity for Women at Work

Letter to Ed and Labor Committee in support of Raise the Wage Act and Paycheck Fairness Act

We Sued the Trump Administration and Won

Equal Pay Wins! NWLC Stops Illegal Rollback of Equal Pay Data Collection

NWLC Reacts to Legal Victory that Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate the Equal Pay Data Collection

The Fair Pay Act Is Urgently Needed to Close Rhode Island’s Wage Gap

NWLC Testifies on HB 634

Combating Punitive Pay Secrecy Policies

NWLC Testimony on Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) House Hearing

NWLC Letter to House Committee in Support of Paycheck Fairness Act and Raise the Wage Act

Congress Introduces Paycheck Fairness Act to Protect Against Pay Discrimination and Close Wage Gap

It’s Time for Equal Pay Legislation in Congress

NWLC Comments in Response to Proposed Rulemaking: Establishing Appropriate Occupations for Drug Testing of Unemployment Compensation Applicants Under the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

NWLC Signs Amicus Brief in Prior Pay Case

Stepping Up: New Policies and Strategies Supporting Parents in Low-Wage Jobs and Their Children