Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris is vowing to fine corporations that don’t take steps toward closing the gender pay gap. Instead of requiring female employees to come forward with complaints, her plan would require companies to submit data each year on equal pay to comply with new standards. If Congress does not pass her plan into law, Harris vowed she would take executive action, as she would with her plan to stem gun violence. Harris said she would require companies applying for federal contracts to meet the equal pay standards. The measure is co-sponsored by a number of Harris’ rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, including Sens.

Source: Fox News May 20, 2019 13:52 UTC