Women Still Do Not Get the Same Pay as Men in America!

Women Still Do Not Get the Same Pay as Men in America!

It has been 50 years since the Equal Pay Act (1963) was enacted and women still earn less than men!

When the law was enacted women earned approximately 59 cents on every dollar that a man earned. Today, women earn approximately 77 cent on every dollar a man earns! Oh and by the way, if you are a minority like a Latina or Black female, your pay is quite less! Women of color earn less than white women, Black women earn approximately 70 cents and Hispanic women approximately 60 cents for every dollar earned by a non-Hispanic white man, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data; and 64 cents for black women and 56 cents for Hispanic women, according to census data.

DOMA – What Employers Need To Know

DOMA – What Employers Need To Know

On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, found that section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. This section prohibited the federal government from acknowledging marriages between same-sex couples. Same-sex marriages were recognized as legal by 12 states and the District of Columbia at the time of the ruling.