Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certification (EPRC): “Disparities Found”… but what does this mean?
Summary
Based on best guess estimates, it appears that Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is simply looking for differences in average pay (see Note 2). The disparities that IDOL has identified are commonly referred to as the “Pay Gap,” which reflects labor market differences in job by gender and race. Labor market availability differences can be argued as the result of long-term, societal privileges for whites and males, rather than pay discrimination committed by the organization. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is the ‘gold standard’ in defining pay discrimination and is the foundation for other state-level regulations, including in Illinois. • There’s a well-established pay equity framework that IDOL is tasked to observe, which includes but is not limited to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C.
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