House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (R-North Reading) has appointed Representative Keiko M. Orrall (R-Lakeville) as his designee on a special commission that will investigate pay disparity in Massachusetts.
Created as part of the historic pay equity bill that was signed
into law on August 1, the special commission will study the factors, causes and
impact of pay disparity based on race, color, religious creed, national origin,
gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, disability
and military service. The commission will report back to the Legislature
with its findings by January 1, 2019.
“Representative Orrall has been a strong advocate for pay equity
and ending gender-based wage discrimination in the workplace,” said
Representative Jones. “I am confident she will prove to be a valuable
asset to the special commission as it looks at the root causes of pay disparity
and how we can address this issue moving forward.”
Representative Orrall is one of eight members serving on the
commission, which will be chaired by Secretary of Labor and Workforce
Development Ronald L. Walker II. Attorney General Maura Healey will also
serve on the commission, along with five other members to be appointed by the
House Speaker, Senate President and Senate Minority Leader.
Representative Orrall represents the 12th Bristol
District, which is comprised of the towns of Berkley and Lakeville and portions
of Taunton and Middleborough. She currently serves on both the Joint
Committee on Labor and Workforce Development and the Joint Committee on
Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
