HR 6030
114th Congress
House
Pay Equity for All Act of 2016
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit certain practices by employers relating to restrictions on discussion of employees' and prospective e… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit certain practices by employers relating to restrictions on discussion of employees' and prospective employees' salary and benefit history, and for other purposes.
Labor and Employment
Civil actions and liabilityEmployment discrimination and employee rightsEvidence and witnessesPersonnel recordsWages and earnings
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 14, 2016
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1269)
Sep 14, 2016
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Plain-English summary
Pay Equity for All Act of 2016
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make it an unlawful practice for an employer to:
- screen prospective employees based on their previous wages or salary histories;
- seek the previous wages or salary history of any prospective employee from any current or former employer of such employee; or
- discharge or in any other manner retaliate against any current or prospective employee because the employee opposed any act or practice made unlawful by the Act, or made or is about to make a complaint relating to any such act or practice, or testified or is about to testify, assist, or participate in any manner in an investigation or proceeding relating to any such act or practice.
The bill prescribes penalties for violations.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6030: Pay Equity for All Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6030/
"H.R. 6030: Pay Equity for All Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6030/.
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