Here is a new law in New Jersey signed just yesterday by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (a Republican!), which will help women in New Jersey fight for equal pay. The law gives employees the right to discuss salaries openly in the workplace and prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who choose to discuss their salaries. Other states (including Colorado) already have these laws on the books. This is also what the Paycheck Fairness Act would do, which is a pending federal law. These laws are important because breaking the silence--you know, putting an end to that long-standing social taboo of discussing pay in the workplace--helps women to discover and prove the fact that they are still only earning 77% as much as men are! Way to go, Jersey! (Incidentally, Jersey was also the only place where early colonial women were allowed to vote in the U.S. from 1790-1807--before it was banned in 1807.)
Chris Christie Signs Equal Pay Bill Into Law - Think Progress
