EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK ACT

The Colorado Women's Bar Association has prioritized equal pay as a key policy initiative for the organization, and as such has been working on a robust and thoughtful legislative measure for 2019 for many months. 

SB 19-085: The Equal Pay for Equal Work Act was introduced January 18, 2019. Now we are calling on you, our members, to help us pass the legislation. 

April 30, 2019:  SB19-085 the EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK ACT WAS PASSED BY THE SENATE AND IS ON ITS WAY TO THE GOVERNOR!!! 

We are so grateful to our bill sponsors Sen. Jessie Danielson, Sen. Brittany Pettersen, State Rep Janet Buckner, and Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez; to the many bill co-sponsors and partners; and all of you for your work on this bill! Thank you for calling, texting, emailing, and testifying for its support.

Past Events:

Action Alert! April 15, 2019:  Contact your House Representatives. 

Facebook Live Monday, April 22 at 12:30 p.m.!

State Rep Janet Buckner and Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, HD4 are proud to be the House Co-Prime sponsors on the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB19-085). Join them for a Facebook Live Town Hall on Monday, April 22 at 12:30 PM to directly ask the Representatives questions related to the Act.

View our Equal Pay Day photo album on Facebook.

Click here for the Equal Pay Day schedule of events. And RSVP here to join us!

Click here to download sample Tweets for Equal Pay Day.
And feel free to download and share the image below on your social media channels. 

RESOURCES:

• Fact sheet outlining the key provisions of the bill.
• Action Alert to share with your networks.
• Social Media Digital Toolkit
  
• Download the Pipeline Equity for All™ report
• Podcast by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck:  Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Employment Shareholder Lisa Hogan discusses Colorado Senate Bill 85, the Equal Pay For Equal Work Act, with proponent Charlotte Sweeney. Lisa and Charlotte, who tend to be on opposite sides in employment cases, try to unpack the complicated issue of equal pay and the possible impacts of this proposed legislation. 
• CBS News: Salesforce CEO Mark Benioff Leading By Example to Close The Gender Pay Gap
• "3 Gender Equity Predictions for 2019" by Katica Roy for Forbes; February 13, 2019
• The CWBA’s work on equal pay was highlighted with an article in the National Conference of Women’s Bar Associations (NCWBA) April newsletter.

Want to get involved? Contact our Public Policy Committee Co-Chairs Gina Glockner at (303) 296-7300 or Jennifer Carty at (720) 508-6000.