Equal pay stalled over Paycheck Fairness Act

But some lawmakers and women’s advocacy groups are looking for more than words: Mikulski and DeLauro in their op-ed, along with The National Women’s Law Center and the ACLU are urging Obama to take executive action on equal pay. In a letter sent to the President in advance of this year’s Equal Pay Day, the ACLU along with more than 100 other organizations is calling for an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees who disclose or seek information about their salaries. Federal contractors employ roughly 20 percent of the national workforce.