California passed legislation effective the first of this year stating that people who do substantially equivalent work have to be paid the same. There are certain “ifs, ands and buts” but that is the idea.
The Chamber of Commerce supported the legislation and the courts have not yet weighed in. While ostensibly this will affect women and minority workers, it ma
y be in unforeseen directions. Remember “The Blind Side” – the book, not the movie. The point of the book was that the player who protected the quarterback was perhaps as valuable as the quarterback. Salaries have followed this sentiment. But how about the wide receiver, the kicker, the defensive tackle? For a discussion of this, tap into my interview with Bob Pritchard of Voice America (audio starts playing automatically).