According to the National Women's Law Center's analysis of U.S. Census data, white, non-Hispanic women working full-time, year-round, are still paid only 77 cents to every dollar that men are paid, a figure that hasn't changed in 10 years. The gap gets even larger when considering gender and race.
Crosby isn't alone. Under current law, employers who refuse to make accommodations for pregnant women that they would make for workers with disabilities are guilty of discrimination.
According to the complaint, which was filed by the National Women's Law Center, other hospital employees who had suffered injuries or were otherwise unable to complete aspects of their jobs had been accommodated.
The U.S. Census Bureau says women earned an average of 77 cents for every $1 earned by men in the USA in 2010, according to court papers filed in the Vermont case. The National Women's Law Center states that, based on Census data, Vermont women earned an average of 84 cents per every $1 earned by their male counterparts in 2010, court papers state.
"Amy Crosby's situation is not an anomaly," said Emily Martin, NWLC Vice President and General Counsel. "This complaint is a reminder that some pregnant women across the country—especially those working in low-wage jobs-face discrimination on the job when they need a small adjustment or accommodation that would allow them to keep working." Women are so demanding, right?
Such a “catch-up” effect doesn’t explain what’s going on in manufacturing, however, as the National Women’s Law Center noted in a report today. Women lost manufacturing jobs faster than men during the recession, and have gained them back more slowly in the recovery.
Murray’s clout in the Senate means she gets buttonholed by advocates more often than many of her peers. Other members, such as Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, meanwhile, get targeted as moderates open to possible persuasion, said Joan Entmacher, vice president for family economic security at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C.
Emily Martin, vice president and general counsel of the National Women's Law Center, said judges have interpreted the pregnancy discrimination laws in ways that end up being unfavorable to pregnant women.
The federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act says that pregnant women should be treated as well as other workers "similar in their ability or inability to work."
The new GOP report also suggested that Republicans “talk about people and families, not just numbers and statistics.” In releasing his 2014 budget proposal last week, Paul Ryan certainly provided an interesting perspective into how the GOP proposes taking care of women and families.
