Cleveland City Council, Mayor Bibb introduce equal pay ordinance for Cleveland businesses..."Pay equity is not just a woman's issue but a family issue," said Councilwoman Howse Jones... By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader
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By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor CLEVELAND, Ohio -Cleveland City Council and Mayor Justin Bibb introduced a proposed ordinance at the council meeting on Monday that prohibits Cleveland businesses with 15 or more employees from inquiring, screening or relying on an applicant's salary history in deciding potential employment. The legislation would also require that prospective employers provide the salary range of the position. Any person may file a complaint alleging that a violation has occurred with the Fair Employment Wage Board within 180 days of the alleged violation. The proposed equal pay ordinance comes as newly elected President Donald Trump issues executive orders taking down DEI programs and tampering with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which has angered progressive Democrats and prominent Civil Rights groups, including the National NAACP and its president and CEO Derrick Johnson. He has promised a vigoro...