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HR 5256 113th Congress House Labor and Employment Employment discrimination and employee rights Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Wages and earnings Women's employment

Stop Discrimination in the Workplace Act

Introduced: July 30, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Jul 30, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Jul 30, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Discrimination in the Workplace Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discharging or retaliating against any employee because such employee has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed comparative compensation information for the purpose of determining whether the employer is compensating an employee in a manner that provides equal pay for equal work.

Makes such prohibition inapplicable to instances in which an employee who has access to the wage information of other employees as a part of such employee's job functions discloses the wages of such other employees other than in response to a charge or complaint or in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action under provisions prohibiting sex discrimination, including an investigation conducted by the employer.

What's happening now November 17, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2172 Related bill End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
Bachmann, Michele
· Jul 30, 2014
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 30, 2014
Granger, Kay
· Jul 30, 2014
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jul 30, 2014
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jul 30, 2014
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 30, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5256: Stop Discrimination in the Workplace Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5256/
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