So basically there's the fact that the equitable compensation matter is not defined in the act; we don't know what is meant or how it's going to be applied. There's the fact that it's tied to market forces and that it reduces the number of women who actually will be covered. In essence, it not only restricts pay equity to a very small group, but for the group that it does restrict it to, it is actually moving backwards, in reverse, not in a positive way. From everything I've heard and everything I know about it, it actually does not provide pay equity; it does the opposite, because it also caps the amount--as you said, and I didn't appreciate--and the compensation can be withheld.
On May 12th, 2009. See this statement in context.