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Reminder: Today isn’t Equal Pay Day for black, Latina or Native American women

CNBC
April 10, 2018

According to the National Women's Law Center, women of color account for 17 percent of the overall workforce, but make up 33 percent of some of the fastest-growing low-wage jobs like retail, fast food, personal...

Research suggests female CEOs outearn their male peers—but it’s not that simple

CNBC
April 10, 2018

And once you're there, getting paid your fair share also presents a unique set of challenges, says Andrea Johnson, senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center. "When you're talking about these higher level, professional...

7 Ways To Protest On Equal Pay Day If You’re Sick Of Working More To Earn Less Than Men

Bustle
April 9, 2018

The Equal Pay Today campaign has organized a petition delivery event in Washington, D.C. on Equal Pay Day. The petition is a seeking a reinstatement of an Obama-era equal pay policy mandating that companies with...

Live Updates: Bill Cosby Starts Under The Glare Of The #MeToo Movement

BuzzFeed
April 9, 2018

But that trial on the same charges occurred before the Harvey Weinstein sexual misconduct scandal broke, prompting the #MeToo and Time's Up movements that have changed how allegations of sexual assault and harassment are treated....

Using Prior Salary to Set Pay Violates Federal Law, 9th Cir. Says

Bloomberg BNA
April 9, 2018

“The relevant inquiry isn’t whether a salary offer is based on salary alone or some stew of prior salary and other issues but makes clear that it shouldn’t be based on prior salary at all,”...

Op-Ed: Lilly Ledbetter: My #MeToo Moment

The New York Times
April 9, 2018

It doesn’t surprise me that the National Women’s Law Center, which I’ve worked closely with since 2005 and which has been housing and administering the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund since January, says it has...