New Jersey could soon get the strongest equal pay law in America

New Jersey is now on the brink of enacting the most sweeping equal pay legislation in America.

A "historic" bill protecting women and minorities in the state from workplace discrimination passed both houses of the state Legislature on Monday, and Gov. Phil Murphy has already pledged to sign it into law.

Women working full-time in America in 2015 earned just 80 cents for every dollar that men earned, and at this rate, women won't reach pay equality until 2059, according to a report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

With this legislation, New Jersey would have the most rigorous protections against pay discrimination, said state Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, D-Camden, one of the prime sponsors of the bill.

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