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		</div><p>Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is unveiling a pay inequity proposal that aims to close the gender pay gap by holding corporations accountable when men are paid more than women.</p>
<p>Ms Harris’ plan would require companies to disclose pay policies while applying for a mandatory equal pay certification from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.</p>
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<p>Companies that fail to achieve certification would be fined 1% of their profits for every 1% wage gap they allow to persist for work of equal value.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In America today, women are paid 80 cents on the dollar. It is an outrage and has to change. Tomorrow, I will announce a plan to close the pay gap and hold corporations accountable. There will be penalties if they don’t. <a href="https://t.co/TI5MDCRsNL">pic.twitter.com/TI5MDCRsNL</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1130262324672114689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The US senator from California has said 180 billion US dollars would be generated over 10 years, with fines decreasing over time as companies strengthen their equal pay practices.</p>
<p>“Kamala Harris has a simple message for corporations: Pay women fairly or pay the price,” her campaign said in announcing the plan, noting that the burden has been on workers to hold corporations accountable for pay discrimination.</p>
<p>“We’ve let corporations hide their wage gaps, but forced women to stand up in court just to get the pay they’ve earned.</p>
<p>“It’s time to flip the script and finally hold corporations accountable for pay inequality in America,” the campaign said.</p>
<figure id="attachment_132186" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-132186" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/91E034D4-B83B-4F34-A061-55EA526B66AF.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-132186" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/91E034D4-B83B-4F34-A061-55EA526B66AF.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="419" data-wp-pid="132186" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-132186" class="wp-caption-text">Kamala Harris is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for The White House</figcaption></figure>
<p>The equal pay plan is the latest proposal from Ms Harris, who has been seeking a break-out moment in a crowded field of Democrats seeking the party’s nomination.</p>
<p>Earlier, she outlined a plan that would raise pay for teachers nationwide, and she has also focused on housing affordability.</p>
<p>However, she has lagged behind Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has been the policy pace-setter among the Democratic field.</p>
<p>In Ms Harris’s equal-pay plan, the campaign says, companies would be prohibited from asking about prior salary history as part of their hiring process, banned from using forced arbitration agreements in employment contracts for pay discrimination matters, and would be required to allow employees to freely discuss their pay.</p>
<figure id="attachment_132187" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-132187" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/B1063E3C-9202-4100-B912-457BEBD8D92C.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-132187" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/B1063E3C-9202-4100-B912-457BEBD8D92C.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" data-wp-pid="132187" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-132187" class="wp-caption-text">A button vendor arrives at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris</figcaption></figure>
<p>They would also be required to report the share of women who are among the company’s top earners, the total pay and total compensation gap that exists between men and women, regardless of job titles, experience and performance.</p>
<p>All US federal contractors will be required to achieve equal pay certification within two years of Harris taking office, her campaign says.</p>
<p>If they do not, they will be barred from competing for contracts valued at more than 500,000 US dollars.</p>
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