In 2019, Alabama became the 49th state to pass equal pay legislation, making Mississippi the only state without pay equity or sex-based employment discrimination laws. The Mississippi Legislature has two opportunities to change that with House Bill 770 and Senate Bill 2451. However, groups like the Black Women’s Roundtable have criticized both bills for a lack of inclusive language for women of color and the requirement of pleading with particularity, among other problems. In this episode of MT Speaks, Will Stribling talks about the bills with executive director of Black Women’s Roundtable Cassandra Welchlin.

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VIDEO: Black Women’s Roundtable discusses equal pay bills

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
March 29, 2022

<h1>VIDEO: Black Women’s Roundtable discusses equal pay bills</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />March 29, 2022</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/OgWvWAWUtN0 </div> </figure> <p>In 2019, Alabama became the 49th state to pass equal pay legislation, making Mississippi the only state without pay equity or sex-based employment discrimination laws. The Mississippi Legislature has two opportunities to change that with <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/HB/HB0770.xml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">House Bill 770</a> and <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2022/pdf/history/SB/SB2451.xml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Senate Bill 2451</a>. <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/01/27/mississippi-equal-pay-proposal-black-womens-roundtable/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">However, groups like the Black Women’s Roundtable </a>have criticized both bills for a lack of inclusive language for women of color and the requirement of pleading with particularity, among other problems. In this episode of MT Speaks, Will Stribling talks about the bills with executive director of Black Women’s Roundtable Cassandra Welchlin.</p> <p><strong>READ MORE:</strong> </p> <p>• <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/03/30/mississippi-gender-pay-gap-2022/">What do women in the South earn compared to men in 2022?</a></p> <p>• <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/03/30/mississippi-legislature-passes-equal-pay-bill-advocates-say-its-terrible/">Mississippi Legislature passes equal pay bill. Advocates say it’s terrible</a></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/03/29/video-black-womens-roundtable-mississippi-equal-pay-bills/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1026191&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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