BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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155 (Campos)
As Introduced March 28, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Brough, Cooley, | |
| | |Gomez, Holden, | |
| | |Mullin, Quirk, Lopez, | |
| | |Waldron | |
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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.
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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% 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.
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 358, Chapter 546, 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
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Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN:
0002682