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New Jersey lawmakers on Monday gave final legislative approval to a bill aimed at policing discriminatory pay practices in the workplace.

A-1/S-104 passed both houses of the Legislature with only two negative votes being cast. The legislation was sponsored by Sen. Loretta Weinberg, D-Bergen. An identical version was sponsored by Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, D-Camden.

“Women in every state and in nearly every occupation experience the gender pay gap,” said Lampitt in a statement. “Over their lifetime, this can have a significant impact on their financial security. Though the gap is gradually closing, it's doing so far too slowly and many women still do not receive commensurate compensation for their work. Stricter measures to ensure parity in the workplace are clearly needed.”