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          Date of Hearing:  April 4, 2016 


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                                    Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                      155 (Campos) - As Introduced  March 28, 2016


          SUBJECT:  Equal Pay Day


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims April 12, 2016, 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 & 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 percent of what men earned,  
            which indicates little 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.










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          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)In 2015, California passed SB 253, strengthening the state's  
            existing Equal Pay Act by eliminating loopholes that prevent  
            effective enforcement of gender-based discrimination and  
            empowering employees to discuss pay without fear of  
            retaliation, providing one more tool to tackle the problem.


          6)Fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases  
            future retirement costs while enhancing America's economy.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          None on file


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800















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