The issue of equal pay between men and women has
always been a topic in lawmaking. For example, at this year's Oscar awards one
of the winning actresses spoke about equal pay in Hollywood and the speech made
a lot of news. This is the issue in California's "Fair Pay Act “which just
passed. This bill is better because it is not just against gender
discrimination but guarantees equal pay to women for doing "similar"
work as men. In the article, it says how Jennifer Lawrence will get the same
profit sharing as Bradley Cooper for the movies they do together.
This issue is important in Hollywood because many actresses are famous
and whatever they say gets lots of attention. But there is also a problem for
the employers "because it shifts the burden of proof to employers,
who will have to justify the differences in compensation between male and
female workers." This situation makes it a lot more difficult for them to
hire workers under this new circumstance. I like the idea that popular actresses are giving this topic a lot more attention because this issue is important but at the same time it shouldn't be hard for business owners to follow the law.
This article is related to our studies because it is about laws that protect from discrimination. The Fair Pay Act of California is supposed to give more protection for women against wage discrimination. A law against discrimination is about protecting the rights of one group, like women, from being treated unfairly by another group, like a business or employer.
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