Madison Dibble:
“…Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) may have wanted to check the books in her own office before announcing her strict plan to end the “wage gap” if she becomes president.
As IJR reported on Monday, Harris announced a strict plan that aims to close the wage gap in the United States. The senator’s presidential proposal would require that businesses provide their payroll to the federal government. Employees in the same position must be paid the same unless the company can prove significant differences in seniority or merit.
If a company can’t meet the threshold of justification for their wage differences, they will face massive fines — a point Harris bragged about repeatedly.
“I am going to announce the first-ever national priority on closing that pay gap and holding corporations accountable for transparency and closing that gap,” Harris said Sunday night. “You will see the announcement tomorrow and there will be penalties if they don’t.”
The penalties outlined by Harris’ team include a fine of 1% of the company’s profits for every 1% of a “wage gap” that exists.
Harris’ plan would force companies to reveal the “total pay and total compensation gap that exists between men and women, regardless of job titles, experience, and performance.”
Unfortunately for women in Harris’ Senate office, the total compensation gap for her staff is 94 cents on the dollar. According to a report from the Washington Free Beacon, the median male salary disbursement was $34,999 and the median female salary disbursement was $32,999…”