Democrats demand corporate wage data to ensure equal pay for women

Published March 21, 2019 12:00am ET



House Democrats next week will pass legislation that would force companies to report wage data to the government, so officials can see whether men and women are being paid equally for the same work.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told lawmakers he’ll call up a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, a measure Democrats have been trying to pass for more than 20 years.

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