3.0.0 788 2020-02-10T17:06:55Z 2020-02-10T17:06:55Z Senate S S 2011-04-12 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-12T16:23:49Z Fair Pay Act of 2011 112 1493 HR 2011-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Identical bill CRS 2011-04-12 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2390-2391) IntroReferral 2011-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2389) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2011-04-12 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-04-12 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2011-04-12 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-04-12 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2011-04-12 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-04-12 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2011-04-12 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2011-04-13 False Labor and Employment Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Legal fees and court costs Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Wages and earnings Labor and Employment 00 2011-04-12 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-01T20:56:21Z Fair Pay Act of 2011 - 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 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Fair Pay Act of 2011 Display Title Fair Pay Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate 2011-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s788is/xml/BILLS-112s788is.xml 2011-04-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2390-2391) 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.