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Jamie Raskin: “If a man and a woman are both doing the exact same job, and the woman is paid 20 percent less, it's against the law…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2021
If a man and a woman are both doing the exact same job, and the woman is paid 20 percent less, it's against the law under the Equal Pay Act.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin emphasizes that unequal pay for equal work is illegal.

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