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Paycheck Fairness Act

Introduced: April 9, 2003 Introduced by: DeLauro, Rosa L. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 9, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 9, 2003
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Paycheck Fairness Act - Amends the portion of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) known as the Equal Pay Act to revise remedies for and enforcement of prohibitions against sex discrimination in the payment of wages to: (1) add nonretaliation requirements; (2) increase penalties; and (3) authorize the Secretary of Labor to seek additional compensatory or punitive damages.

Requires the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs to train EEOC employees and affected individuals and entities on matters involving wage discrimination.

Directs the Secretary to provide for certain studies, information, a national summit, guidelines, awards, and assistance for employer evaluations of job categories based on objective criteria.

Establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace.

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to collect certain pay information.

What's happening now May 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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