Perspective
Oct. 15, 2015
Equal pay law will only protect lawyer wages
California's Fair Pay Act is a windfall to lawyers more so than a landmark law for pay equity at this point. By Steve L. Hernández
While it may be that the California Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown should be commended for attempting to address the wage gap between the genders, the passage of Senate Bill 358, California's Fair Pay Act, is a windfall to lawyers more so than a landmark law for pay equity at this point.
Though the statute was backed by politicians on both sides of the aisle and lauded by many as a tool for women in attacking pay disparities, seemingly little attention wa...
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