Bill Text: MI HR0262 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution to declare April 10-16, 2016, as Pay Equity Week in the state of Michigan.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: (Passed) 2016-03-24 - Adopted [HR0262 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-HR0262-Enrolled.html
Reps. Pagan, Singh, Brinks, Irwin, Chang, Cochran, Driskell, Hoadley, Hovey-Wright, LaVoy, Love, Maturen, Moss, Plawecki, Sarah Roberts, Schor and Wittenberg offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 262.
A resolution to declare April 10-16, 2016, as Pay Equity Week in the state of Michigan.
Whereas, It has been 53 years since the passage of the Equal Pay Act and even with the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act just one year later, women and people of color continue to suffer the consequences of inequitable pay differentials; and
Whereas, Over a working lifetime, wage disparity costs the average American woman and her family, impacting Social Security benefits and pensions; and
Whereas, Pay discrimination based on any factor is wrong and employees should be compensated by their employers based solely on their merits; and
Whereas, Fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases future retirement costs while enhancing the American economy; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That the members of this legislative body declare April 10-16, 2016, as Pay Equity Week in the state of Michigan. We urge Michigan’s citizens to recognize the full value of women’s skills and significant contributions to the labor force.
