The Equal Pay Act was the first of the great Civil Rights Acts. And we are way overdue in bringing it up to date and strengthening it as the DeLauro bill does.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The Equal Pay Act was the first of the great Civil Rights Acts. And we are way overdue in bringing it up to date and…”
On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
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Norton advocates for updating the Equal Pay Act to strengthen protections against pay discrimination.
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