Willis Backs Efforts to Fight Pay Inequity

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Kathy Willis, D-Northlake, is backing efforts to help ensure women are paid equally as men that are doing the same job by sponsoring legislation that would prohibit employers from using an unfair practice that locks women and minorities...

Slaughter Supports Bill to Ensure Equal Pay for Women

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Continuing his efforts to promote women’s equality, state Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, is co-sponsoring legislation to prevent salary discrimination and help ensure equal pay for women in Illinois. “Women deserve equal pay for equal work, and...

State Rep. Maurice West Backs Equal Pay Measure

ROCKFORD, Ill. – In an effort to reduce the wage gap between men and women, state Rep. Maurice West II, D-Rockford, is backing an equal pay measure that would prohibit employers from asking applicants about their previous pay history. “No woman should be locked into a...

Lilly Fights to End Wage Discrimination with New Equal Pay Bill

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.  – State Rep. Camille Y. Lilly, D-Chicago, is demanding equal pay for women by introducing legislation banning corporations from using the unfair practice of requiring prospective employees to submit their salary history in order to lock women into a...