CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 84Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonJanuary 27, 2022 Relative to the anniversary of the California Fair Pay Act. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 84, as introduced, Calderon. Digest KeyBill TextWHEREAS, In 2015, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 358, known as the California Fair Pay Act, strengthening the states existing Equal Pay Act by eliminating loopholes that prevented effective enforcement of gender-based discrimination and empowering employees to discuss pay without fear of retaliation; andWHEREAS, The Commission on the Status of Women and Girls formed the California Pay Equity Task Force in 2016 to create tools and guidance related to implementation of the California Fair Pay Act of 2015; andWHEREAS, The California Fair Pay Act has since been amended to prohibit unequal pay for employees of different races or ethnicities, bar employers from solely relying on a employees prior salary to justify unequal pay between employees doing substantially similar work, and to also apply to public sector employers; andWHEREAS, California has the strongest equal pay laws in the nation, but the pay gap still exists, with White women earning 80 cents, Asian American women earning 75 cents, Black women earning 60 cents, and Latina women earning 43 cents for every dollar a White man earns; andWHEREAS, In 2019, the Office of the First Partner, the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency launched an initiative focused on closing the pay gap in California through education, enforcement, and implementation of the California Fair Pay Act of 2015; andWHEREAS, These efforts to ensure that California women are fairly compensated strengthen the security of families today and reduce the need for the public safety net, while enhancing the American economy; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes January 29, 2022, as the anniversary of the California Fair Pay Act and its historic importance to the advancement of womens rights in our state; and be it furtherResolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION House Resolution No. 84Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonJanuary 27, 2022 Relative to the anniversary of the California Fair Pay Act. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTHR 84, as introduced, Calderon. Digest Key
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution
No. 84
Introduced by Assembly Member CalderonJanuary 27, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon
January 27, 2022
Relative to the anniversary of the California Fair Pay Act.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 84, as introduced, Calderon.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
WHEREAS, In 2015, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 358, known as the California Fair Pay Act, strengthening the states existing Equal Pay Act by eliminating loopholes that prevented effective enforcement of gender-based discrimination and empowering employees to discuss pay without fear of retaliation; and
WHEREAS, The Commission on the Status of Women and Girls formed the California Pay Equity Task Force in 2016 to create tools and guidance related to implementation of the California Fair Pay Act of 2015; and
WHEREAS, The California Fair Pay Act has since been amended to prohibit unequal pay for employees of different races or ethnicities, bar employers from solely relying on a employees prior salary to justify unequal pay between employees doing substantially similar work, and to also apply to public sector employers; and
WHEREAS, California has the strongest equal pay laws in the nation, but the pay gap still exists, with White women earning 80 cents, Asian American women earning 75 cents, Black women earning 60 cents, and Latina women earning 43 cents for every dollar a White man earns; and
WHEREAS, In 2019, the Office of the First Partner, the Commission on the Status of Women and Girls, and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency launched an initiative focused on closing the pay gap in California through education, enforcement, and implementation of the California Fair Pay Act of 2015; and
WHEREAS, These efforts to ensure that California women are fairly compensated strengthen the security of families today and reduce the need for the public safety net, while enhancing the American economy; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes January 29, 2022, as the anniversary of the California Fair Pay Act and its historic importance to the advancement of womens rights in our state; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.