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☆ How to ask to be paid fairly: Here's exactly what to say—it’s 'not confrontational,' it's 'calm and confident'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But for some employees, it might be a matter of getting paid fairly. If you suspect you're being compensated less than your peers, it's important to advocate for yourself. "Asking for parity is about asking for more money because you've been offered less by the company compared to other people at the same level." Today, women are paid 84 cents to a man's dollar, according to a National Women's Law Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. If you think that you're making less than your peers, here's how to go about making the case for equal pay.

Persons: you've, Gorick Ng Organizations: Harvard University, Women's Law, Census

☆ Rudy Giuliani lawyers seek to quit defamation claim case over 'fundamental disagreement'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rudy Giuliani (C) arrives at the New York court following a judge's order compelling his appearance in the defamation case filed by Georgia election workers in New York, United States on November 07, 2024. Lawyers representing Rudy Giuliani in a lawsuit related to a massive defamation judgment against him are seeking to quit the case in New York federal court, citing significant disagreements with the former Trump campaign attorney over how to handle the matter. Giuliani's spokesman, Ted Goodman, in a statement to CNBC, said, "Mayor Giuliani has not been informed by Mr. Caruso of this action." Giuliani represented Trump on the heels of the 2020 election, when the then-president was seeking to reverse his loss to President Joe Biden. Giuliani during that time falsely claimed that Ruby Freeman and Wandrea Moss committed ballot fraud at a Georgia vote-counting site.

Persons: Rudy Giuliani, Kenneth Caruso, David Labkowski, Donald Trump, Caruso, Judge Lewis Liman, Liman, Giuliani, Ted Goodman, Mayor Giuliani, Goodman, Joe Biden, Ruby Freeman, Wandrea Moss Organizations: New, Lawyers, Trump, New York City, CNBC, Washington , D.C, Benz Locations: New York, Georgia, United States, U.S, Manhattan, Washington ,

☆ How Trump's victory could change abortion rights in America
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Voters in seven out of 10 states approved ballot measures this week to safeguard abortion rights, a hot-button issue that helped drive Americans to the polls. Trump has waffled considerably on his position on abortion, most recently saying he would not support a federal ban and wants to leave the issue up to the states. "The more restrictions we see on abortion over the next four years, the worse health outcomes are going to be. People are suffering and dying unnecessarily," said Katie O'Connor, senior director of federal abortion policy at the National Women's Law Center. At least 70% of Americans oppose a federal ban on abortion or a ban on the procedure at six weeks.

Persons: Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Trump, Katie O'Connor, Roe, Wade, O'Connor Organizations: Washington , D.C, National Women's Law, PBS, Associated Press, NORC, for Public Affairs Research, Guttmacher Institute Locations: Washington ,, U.S, telehealth

☆ Despite a strong economy, some women are finding it harder to make ends meet
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There is also a larger share of single women with children. As marriage rates fell, the number of women heading families rose. Across the board, women in the workforce faced steeper job losses and slower job recovery than men, according to research by the U.S. Census Bureau. Yet, even now, the labor force participation rate for women has not fully returned to pre-pandemic levels. "This is another area where we see returning to a pre-pandemic status quo as not good enough," said Julie Vogtman, the National Women's Law Center's director of job quality.

Persons: Marc Morial, Julie Vogtman Organizations: U.S, Center for American, Finance, U.S . Census, National Urban League, CNBC, National Women's Law

Their employment rate is also slightly lower than women in their early 20s. "This smaller share reflects the fact that, within marriages, mothers are still more likely than fathers to specialize in child care," the Fed noted. Today, 26% of mothers are stay-at-home parents, compared with just 7% of fathers, according to a separate Pew study from August. Mothers working full time and year-round outside the home rarely recoup the lost wages, which add up to $20,000 a year, on average. Working moms are making just 71 cents for every dollar paid to fathers, according to an analysis of Census data by the National Women's Law Center.

Persons: Kelly Shue Organizations: Federal Reserve, Pew Research Center, Yale School of Management, CNBC's, National Women's Law

Latina women working full time, year-round earn 58 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, according to data collected by the National Women's Law Center. That gap in pay translates to a loss of nearly $1.3 million over a 40-year career. Break that down further and Latinas lose $32,070 in wages per year, or $2,672 every month, compared with the dominant cohort. "The increase in lifetime losses and widening of the wage gap for all Latina workers, including part-time workers, is likely because white men's wages are increasing at a faster rate than other demographic groups," said Ashir Coillberg, NWLC senior research analyst. Despite the narrow improvement for full-time workers, the gap actually widens for part-time and part-year Latina workers, falling to 51 cents on the dollar compared with 52 cents last year.

Persons: NWLC, Ashir Coillberg Organizations: National Women's Law, Latina Locations: San Diego, San Diego , CA

☆ A 'gender promotion gap' fuels wealth inequality between men and women, Yale professor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

PeopleImagesProgress toward narrowing the gender pay gap has mostly stalled, in part due to something researchers call the "gender promotion gap." Women are about 13% less likely to be promoted than men, according to Shue's research. That imbalance is a major driver in the persistent income inequality between men and women, she said. About 70% of the gender wage gap is due to women occupying different positions compared to men, according to Shue. But even when men and women occupy the same position, women are paid less, she added.

Persons: Kelly Shue, Shue, Lean Organizations: Yale School of Management, CNBC's, Census, National Women's Law, Lean, McKinsey Locations: America

☆ The top 10 best states for working women: 'There are vast disparities' throughout the U.S., says expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oxfam recently released its Best and Worst States to Work in the U.S. report, which considers criteria like minimum wage, paid leave and the ability to organize. "There are vast disparities and access to critical workplace protections that vary by state," says Inimai Chettiar, president of the work-family justice organization A Better Balance. Oxfam then narrowed in on policies that have an outsized effect on women and women of color, specifically, to rank the best states for female employees. Oxfam examined each state's tipped minimum wage, for example, as nearly seven in 10 tipped workers are women, according to the National Women's Law Center. Nevada"I think these states generally have been a little bit more forward thinking in terms of their leave and discrimination policies," says Chettiar.

Persons: Inimai Chettiar, Kaitlyn Henderson, Mason, Dixon, there's Organizations: Oxfam, States, D.C, National Women's Law, National Center for Education Statistics, Oregon, of Columbia, Illinois, Minnesota, Washington, Connecticut, Massachusetts, CNBC Locations: U.S, Washington, California, Oregon, . New York, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee

☆ U.S. median household income rose to $80,610, the first significant increase since 2019—but it's not good news for everyone
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

White and non-Hispanic white households were the only racial or Hispanic-origin groups whose incomes rose significantly, growing by 5.4% and 5.7%, respectively. Median household income in the U.S. rose to $80,610 in 2023, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates . While Black and Hispanic household incomes did increase, they only grew by 2.8% and 0.4% from 2022 to 2023. The gap between Asian and white non-Hispanic household earnings shrank slightly between 2022 and 2023, while the gap between white non-Hispanic and Hispanic household incomes grew. That figure drops to about $62,000 for Hispanic households and to about $45,000 among Black households in 2022, according to the Fed.

Organizations: Census, Fed, National Women's Law Locations: U.S

☆ Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on 'junk fees' as diners balk at new charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Leopatrizi | E+ | Getty ImagesLawmakers want to crack down on "junk fees," but restaurants are trying to stay out of the fight. The Biden administration has broadly targeted so-called junk fees, like an undisclosed service charge for concert tickets or unexpected resort fees when checking out of a hotel. The Biden Administration is attempting to crack down on so-called "junk fees" in retirement accounts with a rule prosed by the U.S. Labor Department. Lobbyists vs. legislatorsOn the state level, restaurants have already had some success in getting excluded from the fight over junk fees. California's SB 478 law would ban so-called "junk fees".

Persons: Birkin, Biden, Joe Biden, Chip Somodevilla, Biden administration's crosshairs, Sean Kennedy, Kennedy, Andres Clavero, Clavero, Galit, Peter Demetri, Tai Huh, Huh, CSHG Organizations: Getty, National Restaurant Association, Federal Trade Commission, White, Biden Administration, U.S . Labor Department, National Women's Law, Cambridge Street Hospitality Group, Health, Restaurant Association, California's Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington ,, New York, Denver, Asian, Massachusetts, California, –, Oakland , California

☆ Why the gender pay gap has barely budged in decades, according to new Yale research
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jennifer Liu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

New research from Yale indicates that while the gender pay gap has been closing for decades, progress has nearly stalled since the mid-1990s — and women aren't benefiting from the incremental improvements. That's according to a working paper led by Jaime Arellano-Bover, a lecturer of economics at the Yale School of Management. However, by the late '90s and early 2000s, the pay gap among young workers stopped narrowing. Meanwhile, the research suggests that the retirement of older workers with wider gaps is the sole contributor to decreasing the gender pay gap overall. The study's findings challenge the assumptions that the narrowing gender pay gap is the result of better career opportunities for women, Arellano-Bover says.

Persons: Jaime Arellano, That's, Arellano, Bover, Rather Organizations: Yale, Yale School of Management, Census, National Women's Law, Arellano, Bover, CNBC

☆ The number of low-wage U.S. workers is dropping—but 23% still make less than $17/hr
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"As they continue to annually increase their minimum wages, the number of low-wage workers does go down," says Henderson. Similarly, many states hiked their tipped minimum wages — or did away with a tipped minimum altogether. 53% of tipped wage workers earn less than $17 per hourAll that said, there are still nearly 40 million workers making less than $17 per hour. Nationwide, more than half, 53% of tipped wage workers earn less than $17 per hour, according to the report. A third, 33% of Latin or Hispanic workers and 32% of Black workers earn less than $17 per hour, compared to 21% of white workers, according to the report.

Persons: Kaitlyn Henderson, Henderson, Workers aren't, Judy Conti Organizations: Federal, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, " Workers, Oxfam, Workers, Institute, National Employment Law, Bureau, National Women's Law, BLS, Agriculture, National Center, Farmworker Health, Census Bureau Locations: New York City, Washington, Maine, Oregon, EPI, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Kentucky, Texas, North Carolina, Mexico, West Virginia

☆ Here's what a Kamala Harris administration could mean for your wallet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Cnbc.Com Personal Finance Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Harris' visit, following the attempted assassination of former President Trump, makes this her fourth trip to Michigan this year and seventh visit since taking office. However, Harris voiced some distinctions from Biden before becoming vice president, Watson noted. The vice president plans to bring more relief to borrowers, they said. Harris proposed repealing the Trump tax cuts to pay for it. — Jessica DicklerHousingHarris has been a proponent for affordable housing policies both during her tenure as vice president and as senator.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Trump, Olivia Troye, Amanda Stratton, Harris, Chris duMond, Chris Dumond, Biden, Garrett Watson, Watson, — Kate Dore, Drew Altman, Altman, She'd, Fatima Goss Graves, Roe, Wade —, Greg Iacurci, Pell Grant, Joe Biden, Miguel Cardona, Annie, Laura Veldkamp, Veldkamp, — Jessica Dickler, May, — Ana Teresa Solá Organizations: Getty, Tax, Tax Foundation, Biden, — Kate Dore Health, Affordable, Medicaid, National Women's Law, CNBC, Current U.S . Department of Education, Corinthian Colleges, U.S . Department, Corinthian, Columbia University Business School, U.S . Department of Housing, Urban Locations: KALAMAZOO , MICHIGAN, Kalamazoo , Michigan, Michigan, North Carolina, California, U.S

☆ Some Asian American and Pacific Islander women face a $1 million salary shortfall due to the pay gap
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women, they'll have to work until April 3 to make the same pay white men earned the year before. Together, AAPI women are typically paid just 93 cents for every dollar paid to white men, although the pay gap varies significantly for some AAPI communities. For example, Bhutanese women working full time earn just 49 cents for every dollar white men earn. The lifetime wage gap totals more than $1.4 million for Bhutanese women. There are other groups of AANHPI women working full time who make more than white men, including Chinese women, Indian women, Malaysian women and Taiwanese women; however, these women still make less than men in their respective communities, the report also found.

Persons: Sarah Javaid, AAPI —, Biden, Javaid, they've Organizations: Pacific, National Women's Law, Malaysian Locations: Hawaiian, U.S

☆ Women experience a 'motherhood penalty.' For dads, there’s a wage 'bonus'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

watch now"For mothers, employment and earnings conditional on being employed fall sharply around the time of birth for women, and, more ominously, may remain permanently lower well after childbirth," the authors of the PNAS study wrote. There is a dynamic that perpetuates itself, according to Jasmine Tucker, vice president of research at the National Women's Law Center. Alternatively, fathers who work full time experience a wage "bonus" when they have children, according to a separate report by the British trade union association TUC. "The gender imbalance in time spent on caregiving persists, even in marriages where wives are the breadwinners." In fact, the motherhood penalty is even greater in "female-breadwinner" families, the PNAS study also found, where higher-earning women experience a 60% drop from their pre-childbirth earnings relative to their male partners.

Persons: Jasmine Tucker, Tucker, Richard Fry Organizations: National Women's Law, TUC, Fathers, Pew Research Center, Pew, CNBC Locations: British

☆ What kind of 'Barbie' are you? Here are the Barbieland jobs that most real-life women hold, according to government data
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In the "Barbie" movie, the narrator says, "Barbie has a great day every day." As women's participation in the labor force has increased over the years, the group continues to face hurdles along the way. "We have the tightest labor market for women in the past 20-something years," Bustamante said. "As the labor market gets tighter and tighter and tighter, women's employment rises faster than men's," Pollak said. "To think of just the scale of construction employment and women are still such a marginal piece of that sector," he said.

Persons: Margot Robbie, Barbie, Julia Pollak, R, Bustamante, Pollak, " Pollak Organizations: Mattel, Warner Bros, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, Roosevelt Institute, Census, National Women's Law, Warner Brothers Pictures Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Equal Pay Day highlights an up to $1.2 million salary shortfall for women of color
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Based on today's wage gap, a woman just starting out will lose $399,600 over a 40-year career, according to the National Women's Law Center. The pay gap worsens significantly for Black and Latina women. For Black women, the lifetime wage gap adds up to $884,800, and for Latina women, the losses total $1,218,000, the nonprofit advocacy group found. Why the gender pay gap persistsThere is no single explanation for why progress toward narrowing the pay gap has mostly stalled, according to a separate report by the Pew Research Center. What it takes to achieve progressNo "one thing" is going to close the wage gap, Tucker said.

Persons: Jasmine Tucker, Tucker, Ofronama Biu, Biu Organizations: Census, National Women's Law, National Women's, Center's, Black, Latina, Pew Research Center, Urban Institute, Employers

☆ High earners, young people and women are working fewer hours after the pandemic, says new research—here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But the people driving the post-pandemic decline in hours worked fall into four categories: women, young adults, highly paid workers and employees at small businesses. Richardson points out that high earners can maintain their annual income while working fewer hours, thanks to big post-pandemic pay increases. Women are working more part-time jobs than menA record number of Americans — 22 million — are working part-time, Labor Department figures show. In 2019, women worked 4.4 hours less per week than men, who worked 40 hours. The industries that saw bigger declines in hours worked — health care, leisure and hospitality — are dominated by women.

Persons: Nela Richardson, Richardson, they're, Gen Zers, there's, Zers Organizations: ADP Research, U.S, ADP, Workers, Labor Department, National Women's Law, Deloitte Locations: U.S

☆ Your salary history can hold you back from making more money throughout your career. Biden wants to ban it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Across the economy and country, women — and especially women of color — are paid less than their peers. "Relying on a candidate's salary history can exacerbate preexisting inequality in our pay structures, and disproportionately impact women and workers of color. And, as the National Women's Law Center chronicles , some employers use previous salaries as a benchmark for determining a new worker's salary — again essentially locking in some of the biases that could've kept that number lower. Research on salary history bans suggests that they are effective in narrowing pay gaps; one study , which focused on California's statewide salary history ban alongside other localities that enacted bans, found that the gender earning ratios increased, with women over the age of 35 particularly benefiting. The actions are pegged to the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which, per the EEOC , is the first piece of legislation President Barack Obama signed into law.

Persons: —, Biden, Shalanda Young, could've, Lilly, Barack Obama, SCOTUS, Congress hasn't, Young Organizations: Service, Business, Management, National Women's Law, Research, Congress

The Ms. Foundation published research last week advocating for more financial support for women and gender nonconforming people of color leading nonprofits on the frontlines of social justices issues. “At this moment, when women and women’s bodies and gender nonconforming folks are being attacked on a daily basis, are they willing to move 10% to us?” Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation’s president and CEO, said of other foundations. The Ms. Foundation found that many frontline organizations, like Power Rising, work across issue areas, often in tandem with other groups and in response to unfolding events. The organization advises foundations to build on trust-based giving, to support self-guided capacity building for these organizations, and to diminish grantmaking tied to specific issue areas. ___Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Persons: Alex Soros, George Soros, Trump, ” Alex Soros, Shawnda Chapman, ”, ” Teresa Younger, it’s, Laleh Ispahani, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Leah D, Daughtry, grantmaking, Ispahani, Mark Malloch, Brown Organizations: Open Society, Society, Ms, Foundation for Women, OSF, National Women's Law, Alliance for Youth, U.S, Supreme, Foundation, Associated, Lilly Endowment Inc, AP Locations: U.S

☆ Money tips for single moms: 'It can be very challenging to raise kids on one income,' advisor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Annie Nova | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"It can be very challenging to raise kids on one income," said Cathy Curtis, founder and CEO of Curtis Financial Planning in Oakland, California. Experts shared these 3 financial tips for single mothers. After accounting for fixed expenses, Curtis said, "closely monitor and budget for variable and miscellaneous expenses." Single mothers also should make sure they're preparing for their own future, said Jennifer Bush, a certified financial planner with Mainstreet Financial Planning in San Jose, California. To manage fears and be prepared for such a scenario, Curtis said, single mothers should take some additional precautions.

Persons: Christopher Hopefitch, Cathy Curtis, Curtis, That'll, Jennifer Bush, Bush, Emma Johnson, Johnson Organizations: Bank, Getty, National Women's Law, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Curtis Financial, CNBC FA, Fidelity Investments Locations: Oakland , California, overspending, San Jose , California

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Five women who say they were sexually assaulted or harassed by a former Kansas City, Kansas, detective filed a lawsuit Friday accusing the government of allowing police corruption to thrive for years. The Kansas City Star reports that the federal lawsuit says the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, allowed its officers to “terrorize, abuse and violate” Black residents through a pattern of misconduct and assaults without being disciplined or investigated. Golubski has been accused by federal prosecutors and civil rights groups of framing Black citizens and sexually harassing Black women and girls for years in Kansas City, Kansas. Four of the five plaintiffs allege Golubski sexually assaulted or stalked them. Acoording to the lawsuit, Golubski replied, “Report me to who, the police?

Persons: Roger Golubski, Golubski, Acoording, ” Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kan, Kansas City Star, Unified Government Locations: KANSAS, Kansas City , Kansas, Wyandotte County and Kansas City , Kansas

☆ Only 13% of employees are comfortable sharing their salaries with co-workers—here's how to talk pay at work
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Annie Probert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But just 13% say they'd be willing to share their pay with co-workers, even if their co-workers would be the ones to benefit the most from salary transparency. Pay transparency has been gaining traction since 2020, and eight states and several cities now have laws that require employers to disclose salary ranges. Roughly 26.6% of the U.S. labor force lives in a state that requires employers to practice salary transparency, according to the National Women's Law Center. "It sounds prehistoric almost, because pay really influences how we live our lives." But discussing pay with co-workers can provide crucial information that employees can then use to negotiate salaries, especially when transparency is widespread throughout a company.

Persons: they'd, Scott Dobroski, Matt Schulz, LendingTree's, Schulz Organizations: National Women's Law

☆ Latinas lose $1.2 million over their careers as wage gap persists
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Brandon Gomez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Latina women working full time, year-round earn 57 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, according to a data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That gap in pay translates to a loss of $1,218,000 over a 40-year career. Break that down further and Latinas lose $30,450 in wages per year, or $2,538 every month, compared with the dominant cohort. The gap widens even further to 52 cents for every dollar when part-time and part-year workers are included in the data. "Looking over the course of a career, a Latina woman could never catch up," said Gaylynn Burroughs, NWLC director of workplace equality and senior counsel.

Persons: Gaylynn Burroughs Organizations: U.S . Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Women's Law Locations: Latina

☆ The wage gap between Latinas and white men has hardly budged in 30 years: ‘We need more than good intentions to solve it’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Latinas stand to lose more than $1.2 million over their careers due to the pay gap — and for Latinas with college degrees, that gap is even wider. That pay gap translates to a staggering loss of $30,450 per year. In 1989, Latinas working full-time were paid just $0.52 for every dollar paid to white men — which means that the Latina pay gap has only narrowed by pennies every decade since. How salary negotiations can exacerbate the wage gapFor many Latinas, the wage gap starts as early as the job search. "It's important to have mentors but to ensure that Latinas get these stepping-stone jobs and break the pay gap, they need sponsors, too," says Guasso.

Persons: —, Priscilla Guasso, Guasso, she's, Anyelis Cordero, Cordero, It's, Latinas, Jasmine Vallejo, Vallejo Organizations: National Women's Law, Latina, Hyatt Hotels, Lean, McKinsey & Co, Meta Locations: San Diego, San Diego , CA, America, U.S, Austin , Texas

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