Donald trump plans to cancel the initiative, aimed at reducing gender and racial inequality in the wages of Americans. According to the regulations of the Commission on equality of treatment in employment, adopted during the presidency of Barack Obama, large companies would be obliged to report on employee wages based on their sex, race and belonging to a particular ethnic group.
Legal requirement should come into force in March 2018, but it will not happen. According to the Wall Street Journal, on Tuesday at Budget Department announced plans to cancel the rule, arguing that it is overly burdensome for businesses and will need to comply with privacy and confidentiality.
The decision of the President’s Administration had on hand, some representatives of the business environment. Critics initially opposed the rules on the collection and transfer of data on salaries, lamenting the fact that it will put undue stress on the company.
However, the cancel action does not Bode well for the fairer sex. Despite the fact that Federal law banned discrimination in wages in 1963, women still receive less money for the same work that men do.
So, according to the Washington Post, for every dollar earned by a male worker, on average 79 cents women’s wages. If we are talking about a black worker, the difference is even more pronounced — $ 1 to 60 cents. Less likely get latina — almost twice less than men.
The most noticeable gap in salary among members of highly paid professions.
