Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Among the nearly 800 laws signed by Governor Newsom in 2025, Senate Bill 642 passed with little fanfare. This may be because SB 642 seems, at first glance, to be clerical in nature. However, ...

Tuesday marks Equal Pay Day, which is a reminder of the persistent income inequality between men and women. The day symbolizes how far into the new year women must work just to earn the same amount as ...

The Biden administration is marking Monday's 15th anniversary of a landmark federal pay equity law with new action to help close gaps in pay for federal employees and employees of federal contractors.

GADSDEN, Ala. — Lilly Ledbetter, a women's equality activist whose sex discrimination lawsuit against her employer culminated in a major equal wage legislation bearing her name, has died. She was 86.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KEYT) – On Wednesday, legislation to expand California's equal pay laws was signed into law by Governor Newsom on the tenth anniversary of the California Fair Pay Act. SB 642, also ...

Effective January 1, 2026, all California employers will be subject to expanded potential liability for Equal Pay Act violations under Senate Bill 642’s “Pay Equity Enforcement Act.” SB 642 amends ...

Black Women's Equal Pay Day is a significant date shedding light on the persistent gender and racial pay gap that increasingly impacts the lives of Black women in the workforce. This year it falls on ...

Lilly Ledbetter, a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation, has died at 86.