JOLIET, Ill. – In a continued effort to close the gender wage gap, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, recently supported an override motion of Gov. Rauner’s veto of a proposal to prevent employers from using wage history to unfairly determine an applicant’s salary....
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – To end the pay discrepancies between men and women in Illinois, state Rep. Camille Lilly, D-Chicago, joined a bipartisan effort to override Gov. Rauner’s veto of an equal pay bill. “The governor’s decision to veto this legislation shows he is not...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown that women in the State of Illinois earn mere fraction of what their male counterparts earn for the same occupations. With Republican Governor Bruce Rauner recently vetoing a measure that would...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, joined Democratic and Republican legislators in the Illinois House to override Governor Rauner’s veto of an equal pay bill that is aimed at ending pay discrepancies between men and women in Illinois. “The...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Rep. Jonathan Carroll, D-Buffalo Grove, voted on Wednesday to help close the chronic pay gap women suffer in the workplace. “Today was a step in the right direction towards ensuring women earn equal pay for equal work,” Carroll said. “I want...