Law360, New York (September 28, 2010, 1:08 PM ET) -- Experts testifying before a U.S. House of Representatives committee Tuesday made competing arguments about whether the Paycheck Fairness Act would close the gender pay gap that, a new Government Accountability Office study says, persists across all industries and skill levels.
The report, released Tuesday, found that through 2007, the pay gap between women and men working full-time had closed only slightly since 2000, and had not budged at all for mothers in management positions.
In 2007, female managers in general earned 81 cents for every dollar...
Paycheck Fairness Act Takes Center Stage At Hearing
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