Governor Signs Pay Equity Bills at U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Parade

July 15th, 2019

This week, Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation that expands equal pay laws to prohibit unequal pay on the basis of a protected class for substantially similar work (S5248B/A8093A), and forbids employers from asking prospective employees about their salary history (S6549/A5308B). The Governor signed the measures, a key component of his 2019 Women’s Justice Agenda, at the ticker-tape parade celebrating the world champion U.S. Women’s Soccer Team.

Governor Cuomo Said:

“You should get paid the same amount whatever the job is. These are women’s soccer players. They play the same game that the men’s soccer players play. By the way, they play it better. They play it with better results. If there is any economic rationale, the men should get paid less than the women. Let’s be honest. This is all cultural and stereotypical. It is perpetuating a past injustice women are not going to take it anymore, and they shouldn’t.”