Jonamay Lambert & Associates

As a  Founding Partner, I invite you to r ead the latest blog from Spectra Diversity, www.spectradiversity.com.  It would seem we don’t have much to celebrate this August 26, which aims to commemorate the 1920 adoption of the 19 th Amendment prohibiting the states and federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the U.S. on the basis of sex. This Women’s Equality Day it is becoming evident how the more things change, the more they tend to stay the same; and in 2018, it would seem, things also took a step back. Financial Disparity for Women In Spring of 2017, President Trump called for a radical change as he signed executive bills reversing the  Fair Pay and Safe Workplace order.  Obama placed this legislative order in 2014. The Fair Pay and Safe Workplace order mandated that businesses had to report a step-by-step “wage statement” of their earnings to the Department of Labor. This order also raised the  minimum wage  an...

Reversal of Fortune   In Spring of 2017, President Trump called for a radical change as he signed executive bills reversing the  Fair Pay and Safe Workplace order.  Obama placed this legislative order in 2014. The Fair Pay and Safe Workplace order mandated that businesses had to report a step-by-step “wage statement” of their earnings to the Department of Labor. This order also raised the  minimum wage  and banned discrimination of gender minorities. Businesses are claiming to be fixing the pay gap, yet their actions are not reflective of this goal. One journalist from Daily Telegraph discovered that her own company had a  pay gap of 35%.  Thankfully, more and more women are speaking on this issue. Sadly some must do so anonymously so they do not risk losing their jobs. In 2014, the voices of minorities were heard. Strides were being made to decrease the wage gap between genders. More people were able to apply and receive jobs. Equal...