Monday, June 11, 2012

Paycheck Fairness Act

 Even though I am no longer with NOW, I am still following their actions.  Last week Congress failed to receive the 60 votes necessary for the Paycheck Fairness Act to pass for final consideration.  All Republicans voted against it leaving the final vote 52-47.

This piece of legislation will ensure that salary differences between men and women are not gender-related.  It also prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information.

During my time at NOW, I was part of weekly conference calls regarding this bill.  We worked on targeting key senators.