The Healey-Driscoll administration marked a step towards wage equity with a ceremonial bill signing on Tuesday, enacting a law requiring employers in Massachusetts to post pay ranges in job listings. The new legislation, applicable to businesses with 25 or more employees, seeks to enhance economic competitiveness and ensure wage equity for job seekers. Aiming for Economic Competitiveness and Equity Governor Maura Healey emphasized the law’s importance at the ceremony, noting that while Massachusetts is lauded as the best state for women, disparities remain. “We know being number one isn’t good
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) went into effect this week and should help Black pregnant or postpartum workers get the accommodations they need to stay healthy and working. What is PWFA? PWFA explicitly gives pregnant and postpartum workers the right to temporary accommodations at work to keep them in their jobs during and after pregnancy. After being in the works for over ten years, the law has finally been passed, allowing millions of pregnant women to ask for what they need to help them in their position. A Bipartisan Policy Center poll last
