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Proclamation 9422

National Equal Pay Day, 2016

This proclamation designates April 12, 2016 as National Equal Pay Day, recognizing the gender wage gap and calling attention to ongoing pay disparities. It references existing administration efforts on pay equity but contains no new binding policy directives, regulatory changes, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 22171

Impact dates

  1. National Equal Pay Day proclaimed

Key directives

  • Proclaim April 12, 2016 as National Equal Pay Day

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of April 12, 2016 as National Equal Pay Day

Near term (90d)

—

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • Document references prior policy actions (EEOC-DOL proposal, Lilly Ledbetter Act, EO on contractor pay transparency) but these are descriptive, not new directives
  • No substantive policy change; purely commemorative
Proclamation 9422: National Equal Pay Day, 2016 · Executive Orders