Raimondo launches tip line to report gender-based pay discrimination

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo launched the “RI Pay Equity Tip Line,” a telephone line allowing women and men to report employers who violate state law that bans gender-based wage discrimination.

“In Rhode Island, we want to make sure work pays. Ensuring paycheck fairness is important for women, it creates opportunities for families, and it strengthens our economy,” Raimondo said in a statement. “This new tool to report pay disparity will empower us to hold employers accountable and lift up those who aren’t earning equal pay for equal work.”

The tip line, 401-462-WAGE (9243), is operated by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.

Employees with information about pay disparity in the workplace also may file a complaint on the DLT website by clicking on the Equal Pay for Equal Work icon and completing the online form. The form can be filled out anonymously, but the more information provided will help DLT examine the claim, according to information from the governor’s office.

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“This tip line will help our investigators find instances where employers are violating fundamental principles of fairness so we can do something about it,” Scott R. Jensen, Raimondo’s nominee to lead DLT, said.

DLT’s Workforce Regulation and Safety team will operate the tip line, follow-up on leads and investigate complaints. DLT has the authority to enforce equal pay between the sexes. Wage discrimination based on gender violates the law regardless of whether the victim is a man or a woman, information from the governor’s office states.

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