Editing Equal pay for equal work (section)

====New York state====
In 1944, the state of New York outlawed wage discrimination based on one's gender.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=1946|title=N. Y. Labor Law, Section 199-a: "Equal Pay for Equal Work"|journal=Columbia Law Review|volume=46|issue=3|pages=442–452|doi=10.2307/1118140|issn=0010-1958|jstor=1118140}}</ref> On 10 July 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation guaranteeing equal pay for equal work regardless of one's gender.<ref name="victoryequal">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cuomo-Signs-Equal-Pay-Law-on-Day-NYC-Honors-USWNT-Champs-512530142.html|title=Cuomo Signs Equal Pay Law on Day NYC Honors USWNT Champs|website=NBC New York|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref><ref name="victoryparade">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-cuomo-de-blasio-women-equal-pay-soccer-20190710-j6lyznjec5covcbeqsmfiqnbm4-story.html|title=Cuomo and de Blasio trumpet equal pay at World Cup ticker-tape parade — but women soccer heroes grab spotlight|last=Slattery|first=Dave Goldiner, Denis|website=nydailynews.com|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref> This builds on the 1944 law by prohibiting employers from asking job candidates about their previously salary, a loophole that has had a history of enforcing pay inequality based on gender.<ref name=victoryequal /> Cuomo signed the law in tandem with the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019 Women's World Cup victory parade]] in New York City.<ref name=victoryequal /><ref name=victoryparade />