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Council Member Tiffany Cabán discusses Intro 982 on pay transparency and related legislation
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Council Member Tiffany Cabán presents Intro 982, which aims to establish transparency around pay disparities by requiring large employers to report anonymous pay and demographic data. She emphasizes the importance of this legislation in addressing gender and racial pay gaps, especially in light of potential federal rollbacks of anti-discrimination protections.
- Intro 982 will apply to businesses with 100 or more employees
- The bill is positioned as making New York City a national leader in the fight for gender pay equity
- Cabán highlights that similar data collection is already being done in the UK and parts of the EU
Tiffany Cabán
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Thank you, and great minds, majority leader.
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Good afternoon, and thank you for being here today to discuss the persistent issue of pay and employment inequality in New York City.
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I'm proud to talk about intro 982, which will establish much needed transparency around pay disparities.
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It will require the largest employers in the city to report anonymous data on pay and demographic information.
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While in line with advocates, what have what advocates have requested, it will apply only to businesses with 100 or more employees.
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Its impact will be outsized.
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Along with intro 984, sponsored by our majority leader, it will allow us to shine a light on the ongoing pay gaps across race and gender in our city.
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Thank you, Chair Williams, for uplifting this bill and to the majority leader, council member Farias, for your partnership and leadership.
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Thank you, majority whip Brooks Powers, and all the council members who have already signed on.
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By requiring big businesses to report pay data, we're taking a bold step towards wage transparency, and we are also positioning New York City as a national leader in the fight for gender pay equity.
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That's immensely important at a time when the Trump administration is threatening to dismantle the anti discrimination protections in federal agencies like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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The cutting edge data collection provided for by this bill, which is already being done in the UK and parts of the EU, will generate crucial information for identifying patterns of inequality and ensuring that large employers are held accountable.
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The ripple effects of this will be profound.
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We must continue to prioritize fairness, accountability, and equity.
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New York City has the opportunity to lead by example, and with your support, we can make that vision a reality.
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Thank you.
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And thank you again, chair.
