BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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50 (Gonzalez)
As Introduced March 19, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |7-0 |Gordon, Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, Rodriguez, | |
| | |Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Proclaims April 14, 2015, as Equal Pay Day in
recognition of the need to eliminate the gender gap in earnings by
women and to promote policies to ensure equal pay for all.
Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)More than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act,
women, especially minority women, continue to suffer the
consequences of unequal pay.
2)According to an October 2014 report by the National Partnership
for Women and Families, women in California earned a median of
$0.84 for each dollar earned by men and the United States Census
Bureau reported women working full time, year round in 2013,
typically earned 78% of what men earned, which indicates little
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change or progress in pay equity.
3)Nearly one in four mothers is a primary breadwinner in their
households and nearly two-thirds are primary or significant
earners, making pay equity critical to families' economic
security.
4)In 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law,
which gives back to employees their day in court to challenge a
pay gap, and now we must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which
would amend the Equal Pay Day Act by closing loopholes and
improving the law's effectiveness.
5)Fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases
future retirement costs while enhancing America's economy.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000115