US SB819 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 48-1)
Status: Introduced on April 4 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Paycheck Fairness Act This bill amends equal pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) restrict the use of the bona fide factor defense to wage discrimination claims, (2) enhance nonretaliation provisions, (3) make it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages, and (4) increase civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs shall train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination matters. The bill directs the Department of Labor to: (1) establish and carry out a grant program for negotiation skills training for girls and women, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The Secretary of Labor's National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace is established for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. This bill amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.

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Title

Paycheck Fairness Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-04-04SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Same As/Similar To

HB1869 (Same As) 2017-04-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
HB1890 (Related) 2017-04-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
SB44 (Related) 2017-01-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB345 (Related) 2017-02-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB2418 (Related) 2017-05-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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