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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 155
Author: Campos (D), et al.
Amended: 4/11/16 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 4/11/16
SUBJECT: Equal Pay Day
SOURCE: American Association of University Women
DIGEST: This resolution 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.
ANALYSIS: 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 a report by the National Partnership for Women &
Families, women in California earned a median of $0.84 for
each dollar earned by men as of October 2014.
3)As reported by the United States Census Bureau, women working
full time, year round in 2013, typically earned 78 percent of
what men earned, indicating little change or progress in pay
equity.
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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. Now we must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which
would amend the Equal Pay Act by closing loopholes and
improving the law's effectiveness.
5)Nearly four in 10 mothers are primary breadwinners in their
households and nearly two-thirds are primary or significant
earners, making pay equity critical to families' economic
security.
6)Fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases
future retirement costs while enhancing the American economy.
This resolution proclaims Tuesday, 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.
Prior Legislation
ACR 50 (Gonzalez, Resolution Chapter 133, Statutes of 2015)
proclaimed 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.
SCR 30 (Jackson, Resolution Chapter 62, Statutes of 2013)
declared April 9, 2013, as Equal Pay Day.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
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SUPPORT: (Verified4/27/16)
American Association of University Women (source)
OPPOSITION: (Verified4/27/16)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
4/29/16 12:39:20
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