U.S. Lawmakers Seek Wal-Mart Pay Data

In a letter sent on Thursday afternoon to Wal-Mart Chief Executive Officer Lee Scott, lawmakers said the company pays female hourly workers 40 cents less an hour than men and pays female managers nearly $5,000 less a year than their male counterparts.

Written by Connecticut Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro (news, bio, voting record), the letter was signed by 50 of her colleagues.

The letter said women comprise 72 percent of the work force at the world's biggest retailer, but only fill one-third of its management positions.
(Reuters)