On Tuesday, President Obama signed a pair of executive orders to strengthen reinforcement of equal pay for women.
The first executive action will push for the right to pay women equally. The second order will prohibit federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss pay in the workplace and with supervisors. Included in the order, employers will not be required to display pay rates.
The new executive orders are linked to the Paycheck Fairness Act , another law that will be considered this week.
Obama, who’s been lobbying for economic fairness his entire presidency, signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009. That act states that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each new paycheck instead. In another effort to combat economic inequality, Obama has lobbied to increase the minimal wage to $10.10.