PayTransparency AddressesHistoric Inequalities
Paytransparencyisanattempttoredressthatwrong andanevolutioninthinkingaboutpayequality. Inthefirsthalfofthe20th century,well-payingjobsfor womenwerescarce.
TheEqualPayActof1963madepaydiscriminationbased ongenderillegal. Butbecausepaydiscrimination canbetoosubtletorisetoalegal challenge,theEqualPayActisn't enough.
Paytransparencyisthenextstepintheevolutionof payequality. Theideabehindpaytransparency lawsisthattransparencyfromthe beginningofthehiringprocesscan helpnippaydiscriminationinthe bud.
We'vealreadyseennewpaytransparencylawsgointoeffect insomeU.S.statesandmunicipalities. ManyU.S.statesandcitieshave eitherimplementedpay transparencylawsorareinthe processofdoingso.
Someoftheselawsrequirecompaniestoreleasepay datatothestateinwhichtheyoperate. Othersmakeitillegalfor companiestoaskaboutpay historyduringtheinterview process.(Tobreakthecycleof paydiscrimination.)
Additionalpaytransparencylawscontinueinthesamevein.Thelatestisa requirementforemployerstodisclosethepayrangeofanopenjobwithinthejobad itselforuponrequestfromanapplicant.(Evenaninternalapplicant.) Ifthecurrenttrendcontinues, employerscanlikelyexpectother U.S.statesandcitiestofollow suit.
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