Monday, May 16, 2011

EEOC targets gender gap in wages

The Arizona Republic
by Luci Scott - May. 11, 2011 06:19 PM

An attorney with the "reinvigorated" U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that it is becoming more aggressive in looking into claims of sex discrimination in pay and that the agency doesn't need a formal complaint by a woman to begin an investigation.
Andrea Baran, supervisory attorney in the agency's district office, spoke Tuesday at a seminar, Phoenix Fair Pay Day, attended by dozens of employers and employees at the EEOC offices, 3300 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix.
More enforcement will happen as part of the Obama administration's commitment to fair pay, she said.

Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2011/05/11/20110511gender-wage-gap.html#ixzz1MWlsJubR

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