Mississippi Becomes 50th State to Pass Equal Pay Legislation

Mississippi is set to become the 50th state to enact an equal pay law with legislation that won final approval Wednesday.

The bill headed for the desk of Gov. Tate Reeves (R) would require companies to pay women the same as men doing the same job. It would apply to employees working at least 40 hours a week.

Rep. Angela Cockerham (I), the bill’s sponsor, praised her female colleagues for being “unrelenting in your pursuit” of equal pay for women in Mississippi.

Lawmakers strove to make the bill “as business friendly as possible,” Sen. Brice Wiggins (R) said on the ...