California Lawmakers Pass Toughest U.S. Law Requiring Equal Pay
The California State Capitol Building stands during the historic drought in Sacramento, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 3, 2015.
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California lawmakers approved legislation mandating equal pay for women in what the bill’s author called the toughest such law in the U.S.
The Assembly voted 66-2 for the measure requiring employers to pay men and women the same for “substantially similar” work, with exceptions for seniority, merit and productivity. The bill, which the Senate unanimously approved in July, also forbids employers from punishing employees for disclosing compensation to co-workers or for asking them to do likewise.