Minority business organizations and equal pay advocates in the Bay Area are backing an Assembly bill that aims to help close the wage gap between men and women and racial minorities.
AB 1890, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act of 2016, would require large contractors with the state to collect wage data by occupation, gender and race. Specifically, it requires that an employer with 100 or more employees in the state and a contract with the state that is at least $50,000 submit periodic reports that show the total number of workers in a job position identified by race and gender.
