Do ENDAs End Discrimination for Behaviorally Gay Men?

Michael Martell

Journal of Labor Research, 2013, vol. 34, issue 2, 147-169

Abstract: Twenty-two states have implemented state Employment Nondiscrimination Acts (ENDAs) making sexual orientation discrimination illegal, and Congress has repeatedly considered a federal ENDA. However, we know very little about the impact of existing ENDAs and the likely impact of future ENDAs. I describe the implementation of ENDAs and highlight their shortcomings relative to federal employment nondiscrimination law. Despite their shortcomings, I show that state ENDAs decrease wage differentials by roughly 20 % for behaviorally gay men. ENDAs appear to reduce this wage differential by reducing the portion of wage differentials typically associated with discrimination. These results inform a contemporary policy debate over the necessity and impact of expanded protection from discrimination for gay men. (JEL J1, J3, J7) Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

Keywords: Sexual orientation discrimination; Employment nondiscrimination act; Wage differentials (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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