Adam Smith for Washington

Smith Statement on Equal Pay Day

    Washington D.C. –Congressman Adam Smith released the following statement on Equal Pay Day: “We must close the gender pay gap. Despite the many positive transformative changes in our nation’s workforce, women still get paid less for equal work and make 79 cents for every dollar earned compared to their male counterparts. This disparity […]

Advocating for Equal Pay

  The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act became law seven years ago today, yet women today still face wage discrimination making 79 cents for every dollar a man earns. In order to close this wage gap, I support legislation like the Paycheck Fairness Act that updates and expands upon the Equal Pay Act of 1963 […]