For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email jeremy@reprintpros.com for prices or call 949-702-5390.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Labor/Employment

Sep. 10, 2020

Answering the call for pay equity

Legislators, equal pay advocates, and other stakeholders have identified unchecked biases, historic inequities, legal loopholes, and insufficient enforcement as key culprits that have allowed race and gender pay disparities to persist. Last month, the California Legislature sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk a new bill -- Senate Bill 973 -- that seeks to address these issues.

Karen L. Corman

Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

labor & employment

300 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles , CA 90071-3144

Phone: (213) 687-5208

Fax: (213) 687-5600

Email: karen.l.corman@skadden.com

Harvard Law School

Ryne C. Posey

Associate
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

labor & employment

Phone: (213) 687-5053

Email: ryne.posey@skadden.com

UC Berkeley Boalt Hall

In 1949, California enshrined in law a fundamental concept: equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex. Since then, state and federal governments have enacted laws that prohibit discrimination in pay due to sex, race, ethnicity and many other protected characteristics. And, in 2015, California codified a new and improved fundamental concept: equal pay for substantially similar work, regardless of sex, race or ethnicity.

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.