TitleOrdin
ance supplementing the
Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One: Administrative, Article XI: Personnel, Chapter 181: General Provisions, by adding a new Section, "Section
181.13: Ensuring Wage Equity"
Body
WHERE
AS, in Pennsylv
ani
a, women
are p
aid 79 cents for every doll
ar p
aid to men;
and,
WHERE
AS, women in the United St
ates
are p
aid 80 cents for every doll
ar p
aid to men, losing out on
a combined tot
al
of more th
an $840 billion every ye
ar;
and,
WHERE
AS,
among women who hold full-time, ye
ar-round jobs in the United st
ates,
Afric
an
Americ
an women
are typic
ally p
aid 63 cents, L
atin
as
are p
aid just 54 cents,
and
Asi
an women
are p
aid 85 cents for every doll
ar p
aid to white, non-Hisp
anic men;
and,
WHERE
AS, more th
an 15 million f
amily households in the United St
ates
are he
aded
by women, 29 percent
of which f
all below the poverty line. Elimin
ating the
wage g
ap would provide income to women whose
wages sust
ain their households;
and,
WHERE
AS, b
asing
a worker's s
al
ary
offer on
a wage from
a previous job c
an perpetu
ate the current
wage inequity;
and,
WHERE
AS,
wages should be b
ased on job responsibilities
and level
of experience
of the
applic
ant r
ather th
an
wages from prior
wages e
arned;
and,
WHERE
AS, City Council encour
ages priv
ate comp
anies to cre
ate policies m
atching those
of the City
of Pittsburgh.
The Council
of the City
of Pittsburgh here
by en
acts
as follows:
Section 1. The
Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One: Administrative, Article XI: Personnel, Chapter 181: General Provisions, is here
by supplemented
by adding a new section 181.13
as follows:
181.13 -
Ensuring Wage Equity
A. Definitions
"
Applic
ant" me
ans
any person considered for, or who requests to be considered for, employment
by the City
of Pittsburgh.
"City" me
ans the City
of Pittsburgh or
any division, dep
artment,
agency or
office there
of, unless specific
ally excluded
by this section.
"Employment" me
ans
any occup
ation, voc
ation, job, or work for p
ay, including tempor
ary or se
ason
al w...
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