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PROCLAMATION �6
<br /> DESIGNATING THE DAY OF APRIL 12, 2016, AS EQUAL PAY DAY
<br /> WHEREAS, more than 50 years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, women, especially minority women,
<br /> continue to suffer the consequences of unequal pay; and,
<br /> WHEREAS, according to the US Census Bureau, women working full time, year round in 2015 typically earned
<br /> 21% of what men earned, indicating little change or progress in pay equity, and,
<br /> WHEREAS, in 2009, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was signed into law, which gives back to employees their
<br /> day in court to challenge a pay gap, and now we must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would amend
<br /> the Equal Pay Act by closing loopholes and improving the law's effectiveness, and,
<br /> WHEREAS, according to one estimate, college-educated women working full time earn more than a half
<br /> million dollars less than their male peers do over the course of.a lifetime; and
<br /> WHEREAS, nearly four in 10 mothers are primary breadwinners in their households, and nearly two-thirds are
<br /> primary or significant earners, making pay equity critical to families' economic security; and,
<br /> WHEREAS, according to The Fight for Pay Equity: A State Roadmap for Florida, published by AAUW and
<br /> updated in September, 2015, median earnings for men in Florida were $40,971 compared to $34,768 for
<br /> women — an earnings ratio of just 85%, or 6'" out of all states and the District of Columbia, and,
<br /> WHEREAS, fair pay strengthens the security of families today and eases future retirement costs while
<br /> enhancing the American economy, and
<br /> WHEREAS, Tuesday, April 12, 2016, symbolizes the time in 2016 when the wages paid to American women
<br /> catch up to the wages paid to men from the previous year
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN
<br /> RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the day of April 12, 2016, be designated as Equal Pay Day in Indian River
<br /> County and the Board encourages all citizens to recognize the full value of women's skills and contributions to
<br /> the labor force and to further encourage businesses to conduct an internal pay evaluation and to ensure
<br /> women are being paid fairly and equally
<br /> Adopted this 22nd day of March, 2016 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
<br /> INDIAN RIVER nCOUNTY, FLORIDA
<br /> Bob Solari, Chair an
<br /> oseph E Flescher, Vice Chairman
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<br /> Peter D O'B an
<br /> Tim.Zorc
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