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Proc 9255ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9255

National Equal Pay Day, 2015

This proclamation designates April 14, 2015 as National Equal Pay Day to raise awareness about the gender wage gap, where women earn on average 78 cents for every dollar earned by men. It references past administration actions on pay equity but contains no new binding policy directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 21149

Impact dates

  1. Proclamation of April 14, 2015 as National Equal Pay Day

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 14, 2015 as National Equal Pay Day

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • Document describes past actions as already completed; no new obligations created
  • Call to Congress to pass Paycheck Fairness Act is rhetorical, not directive
  • Vague 'we are going to require Federal contractors to submit data' references planned but not newly ordered action
Proclamation 9255: National Equal Pay Day, 2015 · Executive Orders