{"id":475,"date":"2023-02-06T01:12:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T06:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=475"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:25:11","slug":"leyes-de-igualdad-salarial-y-genero-conozca-sus-derechos-en-nueva-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/blog\/2023\/02\/equal-pay-laws-and-gender-know-your-rights-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Igualdad salarial en Nueva York: Conozca sus derechos seg\u00fan el g\u00e9nero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Si usted gana menos que un compa\u00f1ero de trabajo del sexo opuesto por un trabajo sustancialmente similar, podr\u00eda recuperar el salario perdido m\u00e1s tres veces esa suma en sanciones liquidatorias.<\/p>\n<p><b>Leyes sobre igualdad de remuneraci\u00f3n en Nueva York<\/b><\/p>\n<p>En el estado de Nueva York, los trabajadores est\u00e1n protegidos por las leyes estatales y federales sobre igualdad de remuneraci\u00f3n. Estas leyes fueron originalmente implementadas con el objetivo de reducir la brecha salarial entre hombres y mujeres. Aunque esta diferencia ha disminuido a lo largo de los a\u00f1os, las mujeres en Estados Unidos a\u00fan ganan el 82% de lo que los hombres ganan, o 82 centavos por cada d\u00f3lar, seg\u00fan <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Datos de la Oficina de Estad\u00edsticas Laborales<\/a>. En Nueva York, las protecciones contra la discriminaci\u00f3n salarial se han ampliado para incluir las diferencias salariales basadas en otras categor\u00edas protegidas, incluyendo, entre otras, la edad, la raza, el origen nacional, la orientaci\u00f3n sexual, la identidad o expresi\u00f3n de g\u00e9nero, la discapacidad, la situaci\u00f3n familiar y la condici\u00f3n de v\u00edctima de violencia dom\u00e9stica.<\/p>\n<p>De acuerdo con la ley de Nueva York, usted tiene derecho a recibir un salario igual a un compa\u00f1ero de trabajo que no pertenezca a su clase protegida o a las clases protegidas, por un trabajo \u201csustancialmente similar\u201d, cuando se considere un conjunto de habilidades, esfuerzo y responsabilidad, y se realice en condiciones de trabajo similares. Sin embargo, su empleador tiene derecho a pagar tarifas diferentes si existen diferencias en el nivel de antig\u00fcedad, m\u00e9rito, cantidad o calidad de la producci\u00f3n, o otros factores fidedignos como la educaci\u00f3n, la formaci\u00f3n o la experiencia.<\/p>\n<p><b>Pago atrasado y sanciones<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Los empleadores de Nueva York que sean considerados infractores de la ley de igualdad de remuneraci\u00f3n deber\u00e1n pagarte la diferencia entre lo que deber\u00edas haber ganado y lo que realmente recibiste, m\u00e1s las sanciones liquidadas correspondientes a tres veces esa diferencia por infracciones intencionales. Por ejemplo, si un tribunal determina que tu empleador te pag\u00f3 intencionalmente y injustificadamente 50.000 d\u00f3lares menos al a\u00f1o que un colega del sexo opuesto durante los \u00faltimos dos a\u00f1os, te corresponder\u00eda una indemnizaci\u00f3n de 100.000 d\u00f3lares (50.000 d\u00f3lares por cada uno de los dos a\u00f1os) m\u00e1s tres veces esa cantidad, o 300.000 d\u00f3lares, en sanciones adicionales liquidadas.<\/p>\n<p><b>Per\u00edodo de retroceso<\/b><\/p>\n<p>En Nueva York, usted tiene seis a\u00f1os para presentar una demanda contra su empleador o el anterior empleador por igualdad salarial o otras violaciones de las normas laborales. Esto es m\u00e1s tiempo que el plazo de prescripci\u00f3n en muchas otras jurisdicciones.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00bfC\u00f3mo puede comparar su salario con los de sus compa\u00f1eros de trabajo?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Existen leyes para ayudarte a comparar tu salario con el que tu empleador paga a otros por un trabajo similar. De acuerdo con la Ley Laboral de Nueva York, los empleadores no pueden prohibir a los empleados que hablen entre ellos sobre su salario. Esta protecci\u00f3n facilita que los empleados descubran diferencias ilegales en el salario en su lugar de trabajo. Nuevas leyes aprobadas por la ciudad de Nueva York y el estado de Nueva York llevan esto un paso m\u00e1s all\u00e1 al exigir que todos los empleadores con cuatro o m\u00e1s empleados incluyan un rango salarial en todos los anuncios de empleo y publicaciones.<\/p>\n<p>Si cree que ha sido objeto de discriminaci\u00f3n ilegal en virtud de las leyes sobre igualdad de remuneraci\u00f3n, p\u00f3ngase en contacto con <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/areas-de-practica\/derecho-laboral\/discriminacion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpil=\"url\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Abogado experimentados en empleo<\/a> puede ayudarle a protegerse a s\u00ed mismo y sus derechos. P\u00f3ngase en contacto con Katz Melinger PLLC en <a role=\"link\" href=\"tel:+1 212 460 0047\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">+1 212 460 0047<\/a> o <a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/katzmelinger.com\/es\/contacto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">en l\u00ednea<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you earn less than a co-worker of the opposite sex for substantially similar work, you may be able to recoup lost pay plus three times that sum in liquidated penalties. Equal Pay Laws in New York In New York State, workers are protected by state and federal equal pay laws. 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