The year the pay gap disappeared

A new California law makes it illegal for women and men in similar positions to be paid differently. And the Obama Administration has proposed requiring all companies employing more than 100 people report to the federal government what they pay workers broken down by job category, gender, race and ethnicity. These two measures may finally move the needle on the issue. To meet the new federal requirement, if it is approved as expected, companies will have to have more awareness of any pay gaps and start looking at how to address the issue. Or else face the wrath of state or federal regulators.