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CO HR1004
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/29/2019
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Cutter
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AI Summary
- Designates Tuesday, April 2, 2019, as "Equal Pay Day" in Colorado to acknowledge wage disparity between men and women
- Documents that Colorado women earn 86 cents per dollar compared to male counterparts, with significant disparities by race and ethnicity ranging from 54 cents (Latina women) to 78 cents (white women) per dollar
- Projects women in Colorado will not achieve equal pay until 2057 at current rates, with lifetime earnings losses ranging from $403,440 for white women to $1,056,120 for Latina women over a 40-year career
- Notes equal pay would cut Colorado's poverty rate in half from 5.6 percent to 2.8 percent and increase gross domestic product by $9.2 billion
- Urges governmental agencies, nonprofit and labor organizations, businesses, and individuals to implement equal-pay policies to close the pay gap for Colorado's women and minorities
Legislative Description
Equal Pay Day
Last Action
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
4/2/2019
Full Bill Text
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