Lori Trahan: “Reporting this data allows the EEOC to see which employers have racial or gender pay gaps that differ significantly from…”

“Reporting this data allows the EEOC to see which employers have racial or gender pay gaps that differ significantly from the pay patterns of other employers in their industry and region. To be clear, this pay data will not conclusively establish that any employer is violating the law, and it isn't intended to. What it will do is aggregate millions of data points to establish gender and racial pay patterns within job categories, industries, and localities, allowing identification of firms that significantly depart from those benchmarks that may warrant further analysis. {time} 1515 Simply put, we cannot end unfair pay discrimination if we don't have the data. I join my colleague from North Carolina in celebrating a record number of women entering the workforce, but let's compensate them fairly for their work, and let's use data to inform our decisions. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose the amendment and support the underlying bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx). The amendment was rejected. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mrs. Torres of California The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in part B of House Report 116-19.”