Salary History

New York’s New Equal Pay Laws: A Know-Your-Rights Toolkit

October 8, 2019

Knowledge is power. This toolkit is designed to help New Yorkers understand their rights under the State’s new salary history ban and its updated equal pay law. It explains what these laws do and provides answers to some frequently-asked questions about how these laws work. Understanding these laws can help you figure out whether you’re being underpaid and take action if you are.

Victory! New York Passes Groundbreaking Equal Pay & Anti-Harassment Legislation

June 21, 2019
Workplace Equality

Today marked a giant step forward for gender equality, as the New York legislature passed several crucial equal pay measures. Championed by Governor Cuomo as part of his Women’s Justice Agenda, the new laws—including one prohibiting employers from asking job applicants for their salary history—will help ensure women are treated equally and fairly in the workplace.

This Moms’ Equal Pay Day, Let’s Demand Fairness for Working Mothers Everywhere

June 10, 2019
Workplace Equality

June 10th is Moms’ Equal Pay Day—which means it’s time to remember that mothers still are systemically penalized throughout their careers for their choice to have children. On average, mothers earn 5–6 percent less than non-mothers—a number that climbs with each additional child they have.

Equal Pay Day 2019: Challenges and Opportunities for Progress

April 2, 2019
Workplace Equality

The average woman earns just 80 cents for every dollar a man makes, and the wage gap is even worse for women of color. For every dollar paid to a white man, African American women earn just 61 cents, Native American women earn just 58 cents, and Latina women earn just 53 cents.

Know Your Rights: New York City Salary History Ban Law

July 20, 2018

On Equal Pay Day, New York Takes Bold Step on Equal Pay

April 10, 2018
Workplace Equality

To mark Equal Pay Day, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced legislation that would prevent employers in the State from relying on or inquiring about a job applicant’s salary history, a practice that disadvantages women and people of color who historically earn lower wages.

State Legislatures Are Blocking Equal Pay

April 10, 2018
Defending Local Democracy, Workplace Equality

Equal Pay Day is not a holiday. It is a day to recognize the many structural inequities, from sexism to racism to the maternal wage gap, that result in U.S. women earning 82 cents—and Black women earning 68 cents—for every dollar their white male counterparts make.

Take a Stand this International Women’s Day & Join ABB today online to pass the #SalaryHistory Bill in NYS!

March 8, 2018
Workplace Equality

In honor of International Women’s Day, we ask for you to join us in advocating for an end to this practice by sharing this letter publicly on social media today, Thursday, March 8 and using both #SalaryHistory and #IWD2018.

Leveling the Playing Field in New York

December 18, 2017
Paid Family Leave, State Laws, Workplace Equality

Low-wage women in particular need supportive laws and policies to help them stay on the job, free of harassment and abuse, earning the fair and equal wages they deserve. That’s why it’s crucial that, at a time when the Trump Administration is rolling back progress for women, New York is moving forward by enacting bold reforms that promote equality and help level the playing field.

This Election Day, Fight for Fair Wages & Better Jobs

November 2, 2017
City Laws, Fair & Flexible Work, Pregnant Workers Fairness, Workplace Equality

As Election Day approaches, you have the power to demand change from your elected officials and to fight for fair wages and better jobs, especially for low-income workers and workers of color. Ask your candidates where they stand on these three critical issues: