Bill that would ban companies from paying minority employees less than white workers for ‘considerably similar’ work is first of its kind in USA California lawmaker has introduced a bill to cessation wage discrimination based on race or ethnicity,building on a recent law that expanded rights for gender pay equity in the state.
The bill, SB 1063, and is the first of its kind in the nation and would explicitly prohibit employers from paying lower wages to minority employees compared to white employees when performing “considerably similar” work. Related: California governor signs landmark unprejudiced Pay Act in bid to close gender wage gap Related: San Francisco tech worker: 'I don't want to see homeless riff-raff' Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com