Should It Be Illegal For Employers To Fire Their Workers For Discussing Wages? (S. 83)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is S. 83?
(Updated May 1, 2018)
Argument in favor
Employers should foster transparency in the workplace — if they have nothing to hide, then discussing wages shouldn't be a problem. And because unequal pay is more often than not a gendered issue — there should be no barriers to achieving equal pay for equal work.
Argument opposed
Employers base wages on many factors, like merit, seniority, and experience — things that other employees might not be privy to, and that have nothing to do with gender. Making wage information readily available could lead to misunderstandings and false accusations.
Impact
Everyone in the U.S. workforce, especially women, anyone who feels the have faced wage discrimination on the basis of gender, all employers
Cost of S. 83
A CBO cost estimate is unavailable.
Additional Info
Of Note:
According to a survey from Pew Research done in April 2014:
"Both men and women see a need for moves such as this – 72% of women and 61% of men said “this country needs to continue making changes to give men and women equality in the workplace,” according to a Pew Research Center survey last fall. According to the White House, full-time working women earn 77% of what their male counterparts earn. This means that women have to work approximately 60 extra days, or about three months, to earn what men did by the end of the previous year. However, our own estimate, which is based on hourly earnings of both full- and part-time workers, finds women earn 84 percent of what men earn. Based on our estimate, it would take approximately 40 days ... for women to earn what men had by the end of last year."
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