washington obama administration announce plan expand wage report requirements private businesses friday bolster efforts narrow longstanding u.s. gender wage gap equal employment opportunity commission plan would require employers 100 employees provide agency detail wage information break gender race ethnicity unlike similar labor department rule propose early would apply large businesses federal contractors plan expect take effect september 2017 open public comment require congressional approval part long-running effort obama federal agencies close yawn gap pay men women commission proposal would require disclosure specific salaries individual employees would seek aggregate data pay range hours work goal help businesses try right thing ... get clear picture make sure employees treat equally obama say white house event speak seventh anniversary lilly ledbetter fair pay act measure first bill obama sign law overturn supreme court decision severely restrict time period file complaints employment discrimination concern compensation although fight gender pay imbalances focus obama pay gap narrow slightly past two years deliver promise equal pay unless best comprehensive information people earn labor secretary thomas perez say statement friday median wage woman work full-time year-round unite state currently 39,600 79 percent man median earn 50,400 gender equality u.s. work force globally still decades away accord independent report release wednesday obama administration seek bolster gender wage gap fight