Baker signs law to close so-called pay gap, prevent ‘salary secrecy’

STATE HOUSE — The Bay State's Republican governor on Monday signed legislation aimed at shrinking the so-called "gender wage gap," a statistical disparity that activists claim is the product of sexism in the workplace but that free market proponents claim is the result of differences in individual backgrounds and free choice. Although pay discrimination has been illegal in Massachusetts since the mid-20th century, on average Bay State women today earn only 82 cents for every $1 paid to men. Jun

STATE HOUSE — The Bay State's Republican governor on Monday signed legislation aimed at shrinking the so-called "gender wage gap," a statistical disparity that activists claim is the product of sexism in the workplace but that free market proponents claim is the result of differences in individual backgrounds and free choice. Although pay discrimination has been illegal in Massachusetts since the mid-20th century, on average Bay State women today earn only 82 cents for every $1 paid to men. Jun…