On Tuesday, May 27th, the PowHer®NY Equal Pay Campaign hosted a special policy briefing on new proposed NY pay equity legislation that will strengthen and expand pay transparency in New York.
Bill sponsors and pay equity experts spoke about the importance of the bills in the fight to end wage discrimination and illuminate pay disparities in New York.
If you missed this special event, see below for more information about NYS A5906 (Bores)/s5990 (Ramos), NYC Int 808A (Brooks-Powers), and NYC Int 982 (Cabán) and Int 984 (Farías), and to hear from our speakers.
Introducing 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!
LEARN MORE | A5906 (Bores)/S5990 (Ramos) Fact Sheet
At the policy briefing, pay equity expert Seher Khawaja, Director of Economic Justice at Legal Momentum, explained how A5906/S5990 (and NYC Int 808A) would build on New York’s existing salary transparency laws.
Bill sponsor State Senator Jessica Ramos dove deeper into how her bill would help advance pay equity.
Assembly Member Alex Bores, sponsor of A5906, explained the importance of achieving full transparency and providing more complete health insurance information to job offerees.
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.
LEARN MORE | NYC Int 808A (Brooks-Powers) Fact Sheet
NYC Council Majority Whip and Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers discussed how the council can lead the country and reshape national conversations with her bill, Int 808A.
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.
LEARN MORE | NYC Int 982 (Cabán) and Int 984 (Farías) Fact Sheet
Sponsor of NYC Int 982, NYC Council Member Tiffany Cabán, introduced how her bill will bring light to hidden pay disparities among private employers.
NYC Council Majority Leader Amanda Farías, sponsor of Int 984, explained how her bill will ensure the city can use equal pay reports to help close the wage gap in New York City.
Gloria Middleton, President of CWA Local 1180, gave context to new private sector pay data reporting laws by explaining how her union helped expose wage gaps in the municipal workforce and implement a public sector pay data reporting requirement in NYC.
Watch the full Policy Briefing Event here: