MAY 27th, 3-4PM | ONLINE POLICY BRIEFING| REGISTER HERE
The PowHer®NY Equal Pay Campaign invites advocates, policy leaders and staff, press, and any New Yorker interested in workers’ and jobseekers’ rights, to join us for a special briefing on new proposed New York pay equity legislation, NYS A5906/S5990, NYC Int 808A, and NYC Int 982 and Int 984.
Learn about these cutting edge strategies and how you can take action to advance pay equity and protect workers’ rights! Help New York fight back against federal attacks on workers and women through these local and state bills that reveal pay inequities and address discrimination.
Hear from bill sponsors and experts about the bills and how you can take action. Panelists include:
Bill Sponsors:
- NYS Senator Jessica Ramos – NYS S5990
- NYS Assembly Member Alex Bores – NYS A5906
- NYC Council Majority Whip Selvena Brooks-Powers – NYC Int 808A
- NYC Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias – NYC Int 982 and 984
Experts:
- Gloria Middleton, President of CWA Local 1180
- Seher Khawaja, Director of Economic Justice at Legal Momentum
- Miriam Clark, Chair of NELA/ NY’s Legislative Committee
- Beverly Neufeld, President of PowHer® New York
- Christine Hendrickson, VP of Strategic Initiatives at Syndio
The event will feature:
- A discussion of how NYS A5906/S5990 and NYC Int 808-A will expand and strengthen pay transparency laws for jobseekers and current employees;
- An introduction to the global movement for pay data reporting and how NYC Int 982 and Int 984 will put NY in the lead.
- A discussion on how these bills will affect workers, jobseekers, and businesses, and serve as the next step in New York’s fight to protect workers and ensure equal pay.
Introducing four key pay equity bills:
New York State A5906/S5990 – strengthening and expanding the NYS salary range law
The NYS Assembly and Senate have introduced matching bills sponsored by Assembly Member Alex Bores and State Senator Jessica Ramos, to strengthen the groundbreaking statewide salary range transparency law which went into effect in 2023. These amendments would expand requirements for job postings to include information on all forms of compensation including benefits and bonuses, end overbroad salary ranges, and require reporting compensation ranges to current employees upon request. NY workers need more transparency to fight against pay discrimination!
New York City Intro 808A – strengthening the NYC salary range law
The New York City Council took a key step forward towards pay equity when NYC became one of the first cities in the country to require salary ranges in job postings. Now, NYC can once again take the lead with a stronger and expanded pay transparency bill, Intro 808A sponsored by Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers, which parallels the new proposed NYS bill.
New York City Intro 982 and Intro 984 – gender pay gap reporting in NYC
Sponsored by NYC Council Member Tiffany Cabán and NYC Council Majority Leader Amanda Farías, new bills in New York City are proposing requirements for large employers to report gender pay gap data to city agencies. Joining the trend of pay gap reporting in the E.U., U.K., and U.S. states like California and Illinois, these requirements would push employers to analyze inequities in their pay systems and inform efforts to end those inequities.