When federal officials announced in August 2017 that they were freezing a rule that would have required companies to file data on what they pay workers broken down by race, ethnicity and gender, a coalition of more than 90 civil and women’s rights groups launched into gear. These groups plan to challenge the government’s decision on the grounds that the applicable legal standards and processes were not fulfilled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. With the National Women’s Law Center and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law leading the charge, we applaud the efforts to challenge workplace discrimination against women and minorities and bring greater transparency to the pay gap.
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