Consumer Federation of California

AB 168 (Eggman) is an important bill that helps to eliminate gender wage discrimination in California by prohibiting employers from using salary history to set employee wages.

American women make 80% of what their male counterparts make. This practice will only perpetuate if employers continue basing starting salaries on salary histories.

• 5/22/17 Assembly floor alert
• 3/15/17 letter of support
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Updates

5/22/17 Passed the Assembly on a 60-9 bipartisan vote.
4/20/17 Passed Assembly Labor & Employment on a 5-2 vote. Headed to Appropriations.

Tags: 2017 legislation, ab 168, wage discrimination, wage gap