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Council Acts to Secure Data From Mayor On Pay by Race, Gender

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 12/24/18

Lawyers representing municipal unions trying to prove the city systematically discriminated against people of color and women have been stymied in the courts in recent years by the de Blasio administration's resistance to producing ethnic, gender and salary data, citing privacy concerns.

Now, with passage of legislation Dec. 20, the City Council and Speaker Corey Johnson believe they are on the verge of being able to have that demographic and compensation data provided on an annual basis, although it might require overriding a veto by Mayor de Blasio.

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