Senate Blocks Pay Equity Bill, 53-44

[Torie]

What does the act purport to do? Change the burden of proof, so that you are guilty until proven innocent?  Does that strike anyone as fair?  Anything else it purported to do, assuming it did the burden shift as alleged above?  Sometimes, just because a Bill has a nice sounding name, with cute puppies on its cover, doesn't mean that what is inside is the cat's meow.

[Torie]

What does the act purport to do?

"The bill seeks to give female workers new tools to combat pay discrimination by allowing workers to compare salaries without threat of employer retaliation, requiring companies to explain pay disparities and permitting those who claim discrimination to seek monetary damages."

Those who claim discrimination can seek monetary damages now, no?  Do you want everyone in the company to know what you are making?  I doubt an employer has any right to take action against anyone who discloses their salary to someone else as it is. Oh well, I don't have time to look into this thing deeper at the moment. Thanks for the note.

[Torie]

What does the act purport to do?

"The bill seeks to give female workers new tools to combat pay discrimination by allowing workers to compare salaries without threat of employer retaliation, requiring companies to explain pay disparities and permitting those who claim discrimination to seek monetary damages."

Those who claim discrimination can seek monetary damages now, no?  Do you want everyone in the company to know what you are making? I doubt an employer has any right to take action against anyone who discloses their salary to someone else as it is. Oh well, I don't have time to look into this thing deeper at the moment. Thanks for the note.

It's pretty common for company policies to forbid this. My employer does.

Sounds like a first amendment violation. Anyway, I would support that aspect of the bill.