Harris Pushes Plan to Punish Companies That Pay Women Unequally

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled a plan Monday to fine corporations that fail to prove to the government they’re paying women equally as men for similar work, and then use the money to fund a national paid-leave policy.

The California senator’s campaign says the plan is a “radical change” in how the U.S. deals with stubborn pay disparities. It touches on four causes important to many progressive voters -- gender equality, bridging the pay gap, corporate accountability and boosting paid leave. It comes as she and other White House hopefuls battle for the attention and affection of Democratic voters ...