Sentences with phrase «equal pay for equal work»

In my administration we established a principle of equal pay for equal work, based on a grade system.

Both federal and state laws already require that male and female employees receive equal pay for equal work.

As a state legislator, I'm proud of the work we've done to ensure equal pay for equal work, end pregnancy discrimination, and fight for quality schools.

These bills don't require equal pay for equal work, as their titles suggest.

There are issues like equal pay for equal work for women, which I've been in support of and it's something that I feel strongly about.

Does your employer have a stance on equal pay for equal work?

Equal pay for equal work status doesn't equate to equal achievement or output.

Yes equal pay for equal work; but there may be larger issues at work as well.

Maybe one day the idea of equal pay for equal work will seem as obvious a notion as women having the right to vote.

It is hard to argue that these two teachers received equal pay for equal work.

The government added a new definition of «substantially the same» to the amendments to the ESA's Equal Pay for Equal Work provisions to specify that the phrase means «substantially the same but not necessarily identical.»

«As a lifelong progressive, he's fought for equal pay for equal work, reproductive freedom and ending discrimination against women by insurance companies,» James said in a statement released by the senator's campaign.

The Equal Pay Act, first passed by Congress in 1963, mandated that men and women be given equal pay for equal work, and, some states, like Minnesota, have equal - salary policies.

Lead researcher Eric Campbell says he suspects that, «Major systemic changes will be needed if we ever hope to achieve the ideal of equal pay for equal work in academic medicine.»

They'll wonder why Republicans failed to advance Democrat initiatives to make child care more affordable, ensure women earn equal pay for equal work and hike the minimum wage.

«The facts are simple, George's values are way too extreme and out - of - step with those of the residents of the 46th Senate District and George has a history of supporting businesses who ship jobs overseas and standing against equal pay for equal work for all New Yorkers.»

Equal pay for equal work came into effect on April 1, and today the government made a proclamation that has been a long time coming for temp workers.

«Parents need to be in charge of their kids education and common core isn't the answer and every child deserves an equal opportunity to succeed, including equal pay for equal work,» Zeldin says in the commercial.

«Together, we will fight to protect victims of domestic abuse and human trafficking, strengthen legislation against sexual harassment in the workplace, close the gender pay gap by guaranteeing equal pay for equal work and protect a woman's right to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions.»

In turn, the businesswomen involved in the Collaborative are informing the LIA about issues important to them and the region's economic vitality, such as equal pay for equal work and making child care and early education opportunities more affordable and accessible to working families.

Goals of the IAMAW include: raising wage rates to correspond with the rising costs of living, ensuring equal pay for equal work regardless of sex, race, or national origin, providing a safe and healthy workplace, and securing benefits such as paid sick leave, medical coverage, and retirement / pension funds.

The Bill proposes adding «new equal pay for equal work» provisions that mandate paying casual, part - time, temporary and seasonal employees at the same rate as regular full - time employees who perform the same job for the same employer.

In addition to raising the minimum wage, Ontario passed legislation in November to mandate equal pay for equal work, expand personal emergency leave, and increase law enforcement.

I take exception to Joan Mandle's letter that claimed 19th Congressional District candidate John Faso is opposed to equal pay for equal work by women («Enforcement key to pay equity,» Aug. 16).

Gap was the first Fortune 500 company to report equal pay for equal work in 2014.

So one of the biggest things facing moms in America right now is that three - quarters of moms are either the primary or the co-bread winner in the families, but moms in particular still are not making equal pay for equal work.

Both have repeatedly opposed legislation to provide women with equal pay for equal work.

Teachout has also been called out for repeatedly lying about Faso's voting attendance record while serving in the state Assembly as well as asserting that he opposed equal pay for equal work.

Obviously I think equal pay for equal work is just as big if not bigger.»

So it's a huge conversation for our industry, but I would hope that this is only the tipping point for us to discuss equal pay for equal work for women across every industry.

Touted as the next Full Monty, Nigel Cole «s tough, funny account of a game - changing strike at a British Ford plant in 1968, where 300 women walked out demanding equal pay for equal work.

However, as I have matured and evolved, I have tried to learn about the «feminist movement,» but I'm still not sure what that is beyond ideas of wanting equal pay for equal work and to be treated as a deserving and equal partner in the world.

At the same time, they earn less in a society that still has not reached equal pay for equal work.»

With reference to Canada's labour laws, Equal Pay for Equal Work establishes the right to gender equality and freedom from gender - based discrimination.

In its 26 - year history, «bringing the Charter to the people is what LEAF's lawyers have done so well,» Akazaki said, pointing to LEAF interventions that helped enshrine equal pay for equal work and rape shield laws among many others.

The only equality law available to women was equal pay for equal work legislation, which was not enacted in the UK until 1970 (14 years after it was introduced by the Canadian federal government).

Under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA), as an employer, you can not lower your employees» pay rates to create equal pay for equal work.

The Ministry of Labour has recently updated its online Guide to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Guide) to address equal pay for equal work as it relates generally and specifically to temporary help agencies.

The discussion of capuchin monkeys and fairness around equal pay for equal work (grapes vaued more than cucumber) occurs around minute mark 12:30, followed by a discussion of chimpanzees who will actually refuse the grape unless the partner also gets one.

She is an advocate for: (1) working women, by supporting economic empowerment through equal pay for equal work; (2) victims of violence, by supporting the establishment and maintenance of shelters, as well as taking a proactive stance on human trafficking; and (3) all women, by supporting affordable access to health care, including reproductive health care.

«Let it be known as we have proven today that women will get equal pay for equal work in the Town of Oyster Bay,» Saladino said at the meeting.

WHEREAS, federal law, including the Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Federal Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity)(together «Federal Equal Pay Law»), requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work; and

Last year, Adobe announced that all of its male and female employees in the U.S. are now receiving equal pay for equal work.

I believe we must protect these rights, and pass the Women's Equality Act that will also ensure equal pay for equal work and greater protections against domestic violence,» Gipson said in a statement.

«It is simply not good enough that forty years after the Equal Pay Act women still don't earn equal pay for equal work, and despite doing better at school and university more women end up in lower skilled and lower paid jobs than men,» Labour's shadow minister for women and equalities, Gloria De Piero said.

And although NY's Achieve Pay Equity bill did end up passing in 2015, it wasn't before George Amedore voted against equal pay for equal work a grand total of ten times.