3.0.0 2019 2023-01-11T19:43:08Z 2023-01-11T19:43:08Z House H HR 2007-04-24 110 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2007-07-09T15:40:25Z Referred to 2007-04-24T14:32:10Z Fair Pay Act of 2007 110 1087 S 2007-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2007-07-09 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2007-04-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E854-855) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2007-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2007-05-01 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2007-05-01 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2007-05-01 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2007-05-01 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-05-07 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2007-05-07 False M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] Doris Matsui D CA O. 5 2007-05-07 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2007-05-07 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2007-05-09 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2007-06-06 False Labor and Employment Administrative procedure Business records Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Civil rights enforcement Class actions (Civil procedure) Commerce Confidential communications Congress Congressional employees Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Employee rights Employers' liability Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Expert witnesses Federal employees Fees Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publications Government publicity Governmental investigations Hours of labor Labor statistics Labor unions Law Legal fees Minimum wages Pay equity Position classification Punitive damages Racial discrimination Right of privacy Salaries Sex discrimination Small business Wage restitution Wage surveys Wages Whistle blowing Women Women's employment Labor and Employment 00 2007-04-24 Introduced in House 2007-07-09T16:54:32Z Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin. (Allows payment of different wages under seniority systems, merit systems, systems that measure earnings by quantity or quality of production, or differentials based on bona fide factors that the employer demonstrates are job-related or further legitimate business interests.)

Prohibits the discharge of, or any other discrimination against, an individual for opposing any act or practice made unlawful by this Act or for assisting in an investigation or proceeding under it.

Directs courts, in any action brought under this Act for violation of such prohibition, to allow expert fees as part of the costs awarded to prevailing plaintiffs. Allows any such action to be maintained as a class action.

Directs the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to: (1) undertake studies and provide information and technical assistance to employers, labor organizations, and the general public concerning effective means available to implement this Act; and (2) carry on a continuing program of research, education, and technical assistance with specified components related to the purposes of this Act.

Makes conforming amendments, relating to congressional and executive branch employees, to the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and the Presidential and Executive Office Accountability Act.]]>

Fair Pay Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Fair Pay Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Fair Pay Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2019ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2019ih.xml 2007-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.