EDISON, NJ - State Senator Patrick Diegnan and Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak committed to combating gender pay inequities in the workplace by supporting legislation and overturning Governor Christie's veto of previous measures.
"When all working people know their state is invested in their success, we are all better off. With hard work, everyone should realize the reach of their dreams and know no limits but the scope of their aspirations" said Senator Diegnan (D-Middlesex). "These legislative measures will help us monitor discriminatory pay practices so we can end these workplace abuses and ensure a more equitable workplace in New Jersey." The legislators, who are candidates for re-election this November have made equal pay a major theme of their joint campaign. Their support of current legislation would modify current law, including the Law Against Discrimination (LAD), to strengthen protections against employment discrimination and promote equal pay for women. "Women in nearly every occupation experience the pay gap when they should be paid commensurate to their qualifications," said Assemblyman Karabinchak (D-Middlesex). "We will not stop fighting to close the wage gap until a dollar equals a dollar, regardless of a person's gender and we will hold the Governor accountable for his inaction which holds working families back in so many ways." Specifically, Senator Diegnan and Assemblyman Karabinchak would amend the LAD to make it an unlawful practice for an employer to discriminate between employees on the basis of sex by paying a rate of compensation, including benefits, to employees of one sex that is less than the rate paid to employees of the other sex for substantially similar work, when viewed as a composite of skill, effort and responsibility. The legislators also want to prohibit an employer from taking reprisals against an employee for disclosing information about job titles, occupational categories, rates of compensation, gender, race, ethnicity, military status, or national origin of employees or former employees. It also prohibits an employer from requiring any employee or prospective employee to waive their rights under the law as a condition of employment. For more information on equal pay and other policy issues, please visit www.http://ld18democraticteam.weebly.com or Diegnan & Karabinchak 2016 on Facebook.
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